Global Distribution of Cold Water Corals, 1915-2014 (UNEP-WCMC, 2017)

This data set, released by the UN Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), shows of the global distribution of cold-water corals that inhabit the colder deep waters of continental shelves and offshore canyons, ranging from 50 to over 1,000 m depths. They lack zooxanthellae and may build reef-like structures or occur solitarily. Occurrence records are given for the subclass Octocorallia (octocorals; also known as Alcyonaria) and 4 Orders (in Class Anthozoa): Scleractinia (reef-forming corals), Antipatharia (black corals), Zoanthidae (encrusting or button polyps), and Pennatulacea (sea pens). Occurrence records are also available for the order sub-Order Filifera (lace corals) in Class Hydrozoa. Depth range, including upper and lower depths, status of the sample, and reference to where the record was first published, is also included. This data set contains data for 132 countries and comprises 32,631 occurrences of cold corals, including locations within the high seas. Occurrence records were obtained from various sources, including reports, peer-reviewed articles, and expert consultations. Many individuals and organizations contributed by providing UNEP-WCMC with their data in electronic form. MapX through Resource Watch shows only a subset of the data set.

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Field	Value
Source	https://app.mapx.org/static.html?views=MX-MPQZK-TCO5S-ZBMU2&zoomToViews=true#JAAc6
Author	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Maintainer	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Last Updated	December 7, 2022, 08:17 (UTC)
Created	December 7, 2022, 08:17 (UTC)
GUID	MX-MPQZK-TCO5S-ZBMU2
Issued	2022-03-11 17:31:30
Language	EN
Modified	2022-04-28 15:16:45
Publisher email	info@mapx.org
Publisher name	UNEP/GRID-Geneva
Theme	Web Map
data_type	geospatial
keywords_m49	WLD
projects_description	This project was set up in the frame of the implementation of the Cartagena Convention Secretariat’s 2020/2021 work plan and budget approved by the Sixteenth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region held from July 28-30, 2021
projects_id	MX-L2W-HWZ-RIC-LM1-Y0V
projects_title	Caribbean Sea and Wider Caribbean Region
range_end_at_year	2022
range_start_at_year	1915
source_abstract	This data set, released by the UN Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), shows of the global distribution of cold-water corals that inhabit the colder deep waters of continental shelves and offshore canyons, ranging from 50 to over 1,000 m depths. They lack zooxanthellae and may build reef-like structures or occur solitarily. Occurrence records are given for the subclass Octocorallia (octocorals; also known as Alcyonaria) and 4 Orders (in Class Anthozoa): Scleractinia (reef-forming corals), Antipatharia (black corals), Zoanthidae (encrusting or button polyps), and Pennatulacea (sea pens). Occurrence records are also available for the order sub-Order Filifera (lace corals) in Class Hydrozoa. Depth range, including upper and lower depths, status of the sample, and reference to where the record was first published, is also included. This data set contains data for 132 countries and comprises 32,631 occurrences of cold corals, including locations within the high seas. Occurrence records were obtained from various sources, including reports, peer-reviewed articles, and expert consultations. Many individuals and organizations contributed by providing UNEP-WCMC with their data in electronic form. MapX through Resource Watch shows only a subset of the data set.
source_title	Global DIstribution of Cold Water Corals, 1915-2014 (UNEP-WCMC, 2017)
spatial	WLD