Global Distribution of Coral Reefs

This dataset shows the global distribution of coral reefs in tropical and subtropical regions. It is the most comprehensive global dataset of warm-water coral reefs to date, acting as a foundation baseline map for future, more detailed, work. This dataset was compiled from a number of sources by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the WorldFish Centre, in collaboration with WRI (World Resources Institute) and TNC (The Nature Conservancy). Data sources include the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project (IMaRS-USF and IRD 2005, IMaRS-USF 2005) and the World Atlas of Coral Reefs (Spalding et al. 2001).

Purpose IMaRS-USF was funded by the Oceanography Program of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) to provide an exhaustive worlwide inventory of coral reefs using high-resolution satellite imagery, under the framework of the Millenium Coral Reef Mapping Project. As a fully validated Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project product was not available at the global scale, there was a need to create an 'interim' global amalgamated map product. The dataset was hence created to further mobilise the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project products and their validation.

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Alternate title

WCMC-008-CoralReefs2010

Date (Creation)
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Date (Publication)
2010-01-01T00:00:00
Date (Revision)
2009-01-01T00:00:00
Other citation details

datadownload.unep-wcmc.org/download/WxYEXq5s/WCMC-008-CoralReefs2010.zip IMaRS-USF (Institute for Marine Remote Sensing-University of South Florida) (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Unvalidated maps. These maps are unendorsed by IRD, but were further interpreted by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre IMaRS-USF, IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement) (2005). Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Validated maps. Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre Spalding MD, Ravilious C, Green EP (2001). World Atlas of Coral Reefs. Berkeley (California, USA): The University of California Press. 436 pp. UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC (2010). Global distribution of warmwater coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources (listed in "Coral_Source.mdb"), and including IMaRS-USF and IRD (2005), IMaRS-USF (2005) and Spalding et al. (2001). Cambridge (UK): UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. URL: data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/13

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  • Oceans

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Resource format

Title

wcmc_coral_reef_2010.xml

GCMD Science Keywords 5.3.8

  • Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat

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English
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UTF8

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Metadata

Metadata identifier
1FF3F862-57EC-47B8-83D0-EA78E43D0B88

Language
English
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UTF8
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Processor

CSIRO
Point of contact

CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere - Hobart

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dataset

Metadata linkage

https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/1FF3F862-57EC-47B8-83D0-EA78E43D0B88

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Date info (Creation)
2015-05-13T00:00:00
Date info (Revision)
2016-06-27T18:02:01

Metadata standard

Title

ISO 19115-3:2018

Title

Marine Community Profile

Date (Creation)
2019-05-30
Edition

3.0

Edition date
2019-05-30T00:00:00
Cited responsible party
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Custodian

Marine Community Profile Governance Committee
 
 

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Keywords

GCMD Science Keywords 5.3.8

Oceans | Marine Biology | Marine Habitat


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