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- Resource ID
- 701425d4-037d-11eb-b756-0242ac120008
- Title
- CLME: The 3 Large Marine Ecosystems of the Wider Caribbean
- Date
- July 18, 2019, 5:13 p.m., Publication
- Abstract
- LMEs are natural regions of ocean space encompassing coastal waters from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundary of continental shelves and the outer margins of coastal currents. They are relatively large regions of 200,000 km2 or greater, the natural boundaries of which are based on four ecological criteria: bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically related populations.
The theory, measurement, and modeling relevant to monitoring the changing states of LMEs are imbedded in reports on ecosystems with multiple steady states, and on the pattern formation and spatial diffusion within ecosystems. The concept that critical processes controlling the structure and function of biological communities can best be addressed on a regional basis has been applied to the ocean by using LMEs as the distinct units for marine resources assessment, monitoring, and management.
Combining this layer with a land file will provide an approximate representation of the marine coverage of these LMEs.
- Edition
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- Responsible
- CLME+_ICM_Secretariat
- Point of Contact
- Knowles
- JohnK@unops.org
- Purpose
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- Maintenance Frequency
- None
- Type
- not filled
- Restrictions
- None
- Open Data Commons Open Database License / OSM (ODbL/OSM): You are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt our data, as long as you credit OpenStreetMap and its contributors
If you alter or build upon our data, you may distribute the result only under the same licence. (http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- License
- Not Specified
- Language
- eng
- Temporal Extent
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- End
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- Supplemental Information
- Visit the LME website for more information: http://www.lme.noaa.gov
- Data Quality
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- Extent
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- x0: -98.717979431152300
- x1: -40.034301757812500
- y0: -4.512499332427980
- y1: 31.125068664550800
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Environment
- Regions
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Caribbean
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Central America
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North America
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South America