California Coastal Eelgrass Habitats, 2010
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This polygon shapefile depicts eelgrass beds on the central California coast that provide foraging, breeding, or nursery areas for invertebrates, fish and birds. The most common type of seagrass in California is Zostera, or eelgrass, which grows under water in estuaries and in shallow coastal bays of the ecoregion. This flowering plant, not an alga, occurs in dense beds and helps prevent erosion and maintain stability near shore by anchoring sediment with its spreading rhizomes and slowing water flow. This file aggregates data from several sources across multiple years. Features shown here should not be considered a representation of condition for any given year, but represent the maximum extent of eelgrass found across multiple surveys over multiple years.
- Purpose
- This coverage represents eelgrass distribution on the central California coast.
Description
| Type of resource | cartographic, software, multimedia |
|---|---|
| Form | Shapefile |
| Extent | 39.861 |
| Place | Monterey, CA, US |
| Publisher | California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
| Map data | Scale not given. ; Custom projection W 124°19ʹ45ʺ--W 116°45ʹ52ʺ/N 40°55ʹ34ʺ--N 32°34ʹ13ʺW 124°18ʹ58ʺ--W 117°5ʹ53ʺ/N 40°51ʹ28ʺ--N 32°36ʹ1ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326 |
Creators/Contributors
| Creator | California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region |
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Subjects
| Subject | Coasts |
|---|---|
| Subject | Eelgrass |
| Subject | Seagrasses |
| Subject | Zostera marina |
| Subject | 2010 |
| Subject | Biology and Ecology |
| Subject | Oceans |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
Bibliographic information
| WGS84 Cartographics | This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection. |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/nh128ss8368 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
- Copyright
- This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Preferred citation
- Preferred citation
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Resources Region. (2014). California Coastal Eelgrass Habitats, 2010. California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Marine Resources Region. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/nh128ss8368.
Collection
California Department of Fish and Wildlife GIS Maps & Data
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