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- Resource ID
- e9e9d496-0448-11eb-9886-0242ac120008
- Title
- TV_Global Distribution of Sea Turtle Feeding Sites (1999)
- Date
- April 24, 2019, 2:03 p.m., Publication
- Abstract
- UNEP-WCMC (1999). Global distribution of sea turtle feeding sites (ver. 1.1). Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. URL: http://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/21
This dataset shows the known locations of sea turtle feeding sites, for five of the seven species: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), green turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).
- Edition
- --
- Responsible
- leonardo.arias
- Point of Contact
- ARIAS ALEMAN
- leonardo.arias@invemar.org.co
- Purpose
- The dataset is the only global source of sea turtle feeding 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, 1993, 9:21 a.m.
- End
- Dec. 31, 1993, 9:20 a.m.
- Supplemental Information
- Please note that the illustrative map contains overlapping polygons.
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.
As the dataset contains overlapping polygons, a dissolve operation (within a GIS) might be needed before surface area calculations are carried out.
The global IUCN Red List threat status may differ at the regional-level.
- Extent
-
- x0: -175.418304443359000
- x1: 179.994018554688000
- y0: -35.258350372314500
- y1: 27.376823425293000
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Conservation
- Regions
-
Global