Seabed Forms

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Originator: The Nature Conservancy
Publication_Date: 2010
Title: Seabed Forms
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This data product was created as part of the Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment. The Nature Conservancy developed this science-based ecoregional assessment for the Northwest Atlantic Marine region (Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina). This assessment synthesizes information on oceanography, chemistry, geology, biology, and social science to inform decisions about coastal and marine ecosystems. By integrating this information at a regional level, the Conservancy is able to provide both a greater understanding of the interrelated biological diversity of the marine ecoregion, and a clearer picture of the current condition of its natural areas and the challenges to their continued persistence. The ten categories of targets identified as the primary structure for the marine ecoregional assessment are: coastal and estuarine habitats, benthic habitats, diadromous fish, demersal fish, pelagic fish, forage fish, nearshore shellfish, shorebirds and seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles. For more information and a detailed report, please visit <http://nature.org/namera/>.
Seabed forms classify seafloor topography into discrete units. Derived from The Nature Conservancy's derived digital bathymetry, seabed forms can be described by a combination of just two variables: seabed position and slope. Seabed position (also referred to as topographic position or slope position) describes the topography of the area surrounding a particular cell. We based our seabed position calculations on Fels and Zobel's (1995) method, which evaluates the elevation differences between the model cell and the surrounding cells within a specified distance.
Purpose:
Seabed forms are one of the three componets of Ecological Marine Units (EMUs).
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Theme_Keyword: seabed position
Theme_Keyword: slope
Theme_Keyword: seabed forms
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Place_Keyword: Northwest Atlantic
Access_Constraints:
The Nature Conservancy reserves all rights in data provided. All data are provided as is. This is not a survey quality dataset. TNC-derived data analysis cannot be relied on as a definitive statement of the presence or absence of individual species or significant ecological communities at given locations and cannot be substituted for ecological surveys that may be required for environmental assessment or conservation planning. The Nature Conservancy makes no warranty as to the currency, completeness, accuracy or utility of any specific data. This disclaimer applies both to individual use of the data and aggregate use with other data. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data.
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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) compiled this data set from publicly available data sources and this data is freely distributable without permission from this TNC resource office. This data set must be cited on all electronic and hard copy products using the language of the Data Set Credit. Use and analysis of the geographic data are limited by the scale at which the data was collected and mapped, and that, as a regional analysis, it is not intended for site level decisions.
The Nature Conservancy shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any sale, distribution, loan, or offering for use of these digital data, in whole or in part, is prohibited without the approval of the Nature Conservancy. The use of these data to produce other GIS products and services with the intent to sell for a profit is prohibited without the written consent of the Nature Conservancy. All parties receiving these data must be informed of these restrictions. The Nature Conservancy shall be acknowledged as data contributors to any reports or other products derived from these data.
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Address: 11 Avenue de Lafayette
City: Boston
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Postal_Code: 02111-1736
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Originator: National Geographic Data Center
Title: National Geographic Data Center's Coastal Relief Model
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Divins, D.L., and D. Metzger, NGDC Coastal Relief Model, <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/coastal.html>
Online_Linkage: <http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/coastal/coastal.html>
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Originator: The National Ocean Service
Title:
The National Ocean Service (NOS) Hydrographic Data Base (NOSHDB)
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Originator: Roworth & Signell
Publication_Date: 1998
Title: GOM15CTR: Digital bathymetry contours of the Gulf of Maine
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The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting studies of the sea floor geology in the Gulf of Maine and along the New England Shelf that provide geologic framework information for habitat, resource, and environmental studies. This data set provides bathymetric contours for the Gulf of Maine GIS project area.
Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/of98-801/bathy/data.htm#Contours>
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Attribute_Definition: the description of the Seabedform
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Distribution_Liability:
Neither The Nature Conservancy nor any of the ecoregional planning team participants makes any warranty, expressed or implied, as to the use or appropriateness of use of the enclosed data., nor are there warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. No representation is made as to the currency, accuracy or completeness of the information on this CD-ROM or of the data sources on which it is based. Neither The Nature Conservancy nor any of the ecoregional planning team participants shall be liable for any lost profits or consequential damages, or claims against the user by third parties.
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