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- Resource ID
- 0de4d8a0-0449-11eb-830b-0242ac120008
- Title
- TV_Global Distribution of Sea Turtle Nesting Sites (1999)
- Date
- April 24, 2019, 2:03 p.m., Publication
- Abstract
- UNEP-WCMC (1999). Global distribution of sea turtle nesting sites (version 1.1, updated by UNEP-WCMC). Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring
Centre. URL: http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/22
This dataset shows the known locations of sea turtle nesting sites, for all seven species: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), and flatback turtle (Natator depressus).
- Edition
- --
- Responsible
- leonardo.arias
- Point of Contact
- ARIAS ALEMAN
- leonardo.arias@invemar.org.co
- Purpose
- At the time of compilation, the dataset was the only global source of sea turtle nesting sites.
- Maintenance Frequency
- None
- Type
- not filled
- Restrictions
- None
- UNEP-WCMC General Data License (excluding WDPA). See www.unepwcmc.org/policies/general-data-license-excluding-wdpa#data_policy and www.unep-wcmc.org/policies. For commercial use, please contact businesssupport@unep-wcmc.org.
- License
- Not Specified
- Language
- eng
- Temporal Extent
- Start
- Jan. 1, 1949, 9:29 a.m.
- End
- Dec. 31, 1993, 9:29 a.m.
- Supplemental Information
- This dataset is the only 'line' dataset of observed nesting occurrence. The 'State of the World’s Sea Turtles’ (SWOT) database (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/545) is a more up to date alternative source
on nesting site locations (point data).
Attribute table: IUCN Red List threat status (REDLISTC; DD: data deficient, VU: vulnerable, EN: endangered, CR: critically endangered), assessment year (REDLYEAR).
- Data Quality
- This legacy dataset is no longer being maintained and must be used with caution.
It was originally fitted to the best shoreline data available at the time (1999), i.e. ESRI's " Digital Chart of the World" and “MundoCart digital database” (both
derived from Operational Navigation Charts). The dataset is known to show placement errors when mapped onto recent shoreline datasets (e.g. GSHHD, Open Street Map).
The global IUCN Red List threat status may differ at the regional-level.
- Extent
-
- x0: -175.134521484375000
- x1: 179.999603271484000
- y0: -32.193874359130900
- y1: 40.443351745605500
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Conservation
- Regions
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Global