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Global Distribution of Seagrasses-Polygons Dataset (2005)
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Description
The seagrass dataset has been compiled by UNEP-WCMC in collaboration with Dr Frederick T. Short, University of New Hampshire, USA to show the global distribution of seagrass species. This dataset has been created from multiple sources and was used in the creation of the “World Atlas of Seagrasses”(2003). This polygon feature dataset is an update of the data used in the Atlas and is a unique data holding about the state of the world’s seagrasses. For a complete overview of global seagrass distribution this dataset should be displayed together with the associated point dataset.

Metadata
Citation: Global distribution of seagrasses (V2.0, 2005) prepared by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) in collaboration with Dr. Frederick T. Short.

Size: 70.4 MB
Date: 01/03/2005
Bounding Coordinates: West: -175.427879
East: 178.616848
North: 61.028959
South: -43.550934

Coordinate System: Geographic
Angular Units: Decimal degrees
Spheroid: WGS 1984
Datum: WGS 1984

Format: Vector shapefile
Format version: ArcGIS 9.3

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

Licence
The Global Distribution of Seagrasses-Polygons Dataset (2005) is licenced under the Datasets Available from UNEP-WCMC, excluding the WDPA licence.

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