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Global Distribution of Cold Water Corals (2005)
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Description
This dataset shows the global distribution of cold-water coral reefs. Points on the map indicate observed reefs of varying size and stages of development, but not the actual area covered. The high density of reefs shown in the North Atlantic most probably reflects the intensity of research in this region. Further discoveries are expected worldwide, particularly in the deeper waters of subtropical and tropical regions.

Metadata
Citation: Cold-water corals extracted from version 2.0 of the global point dataset compiled by the UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, 2005. Sourced from A. Freiwald, A. Rogers and J. Hall-Spencer, and other contributors.

Date: 2005
Bounding Coordinates: West: -179.983332
East: 179.999997
North: 71.350001
South: -73.683303

Contact organisation: UNEP-WCMC
Contact email: marine@unep-wcmc.org

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The Global Distribution of Cold Water Corals (2005) is licenced under the Datasets Available from UNEP-WCMC, excluding the WDPA licence.

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Decisions
- CBD Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas (Importance for threatened, endangered or declining species and/or habitats)
- The Convention on Biological Diversity
- UN Food and Agricultural Organization’s Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
- Group on Earth Observations - Biodiversity Observation Network
- CBD Programme of Work on Marine and Coastal Biological Diversity
- CBD Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity
- The CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

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