A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

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Title:

A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

Url:

https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/globalmarine

Publisher:

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Description: Many people may wonder what happens in the vast stretches of the world's oceans. For some, it is simply a matter of "out of sight, out of mind". Fortunately that is not the attitude at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For one of their latest projects, they decided to estimate and visualize the global impact humans are having on the ocean's ecosystems. Visitors to the site can view the map, learn about the methodology used to create the map, and also read about their datasets. Their findings were also recently reported in Science magazine, and users can view supplementary findings which appeared in that piece. As it stands, this map provides "critical information for evaluating where certain activities can continue with little effect on the oceans, where other activities might need to be stopped or moved to less sensitive areas, and where to focus efforts on protecting the last pristine areas."

LC Classification:

Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Human ecology. Anthropogeography -- Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Study and teaching
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Study and teaching -- Observations
Science -- Natural history. Biology -- Biology (General) -- Ecology -- By type of environment, A-Z -- Sea. Marine ecology. Ocean ecology

GEM Subject:

Science
Science -- Biology
Science -- Oceanography
Science -- Ecology
Social studies
Science -- Informal education
Social studies -- Human behavior

Key Concept:

Oceanography
Geography -- Oceans

Date Issued:

2008

Resource Type:

Collection
Reference Material
Audio/Visual -- Graph
Audio/Visual -- Image/Image Set
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Rights:

The Regents of the University of California,

Access Rights:

Free access

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