Title

CLME: The 3 Large Marine Ecosystems of the Wider Caribbean

License

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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 a…

Pubblication Date

July 18, 2019, 5:13 p.m.

Type

Vector Data

Keywords

1 Marine Environment , features , the_3_lmes_1

Category

Environment

environmental resources, protection and conservation. Examples: environmental pollution, waste storage and treatment, environmental impact assessment, monitoring environmental risk, nature reserves, landscape

Regions

Caribbean , Central America , North America , South America

Responsible

CLME+_ICM_Secretariat

Group

CLME

More info

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Restrictions

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)

Language

English

Supplemental Information

Visit the LME website for more information: http://www.lme.noaa.gov

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