A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 1 online resource |
| Place | California |
| Date created | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale unknown. ; W 180°--E 180°/N 90°--S 90° |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis |
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Subjects
| Subject | Ocean > Earth (Planet) > Environmental impact analysis |
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| Genre | Cartographic dataset |
| Genre | Geospatial data |
| Genre | Geographic information systems data |
Bibliographic information
| Note | The goal of the research presented here is to estimate and visualize, for the first time, the global impact humans are having on the ocean's ecosystems. This dataset contains 12 raster grids (with global coverage) representing types of human activities in categories like fishing, climate change, and pollution, and commercial activity, that directly or indirectly have an impact on the ecological communities in the ocean's ecosystems. This analysis, published in Science, February 15, 2008 (no subscription required), shows that over 40% of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities and few if any areas remain untouched. |
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| System details | System requirements: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software that reads ESRI shapefile format. |
| Location | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/wy139zd0043 |
| Location | View this collection in EarthWorks |
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.