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- 5d4e557e-c524-11ea-8d7d-000d3ab6a624
- Title
- Global Large Marine Ecosystems
- Date
- July 13, 2020, 11:17 a.m., Publication
- Abstract
- Large marine ecosystems (LMEs) are regions of the world's oceans, encompassing coastal areas from river basins and estuaries to the seaward boundaries of continental shelves and the outer margins of the major ocean current systems. They are relatively large regions on the order of 200,000 km² or greater, characterized by distinct bathymetry, hydrography, productivity, and trophically dependent populations. Productivity in LME protected areas is generally higher than in the open ocean. Oceanographers and biologists have identified 66 LMEs worldwide.
Data Source:
http://onesharedocean.org/data#388
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- iwlearnkcgudcz
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- Type
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- License
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- Language
- eng
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- Extent
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- long min: -180.0000000001
- long max: 179.9999999999
- lat min: -85.4702835081
- lat max: 89.9999999997
- Spatial Reference System Identifier
- EPSG:4326
- Keywords
- no keywords
- Category
- Large Marine Ecosystems
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