The Coral Triangle Atlas: An Integrated Online Spatial Database System for Improving Coral Reef Management

In this paper we describe the construction of an online GIS database system, hosted by WorldFish, which stores bio-physical, ecological and socio-economic data for the ‘Coral Triangle Area’ in South-east Asia and the Pacific. The database has been built in partnership with all six (Timor-Leste, Mala...

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Autores principales: Cros, Annick, Ahamad Fatan, Nurulhuda, White, Alan, Teoh, Shwu Jiau, Tan, Stanley, Handayani, Christian, Huang, Charles, Peterson, Nate, Venegas Li, Ruben, Siry, Hendra Yusran, Fitriana, Ria, Gove, Jamison, Acoba, Tomoko, Knight, Maurice, Acosta, Renerio, Andrew, Neil, Beare, Doug
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4062393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24941442
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0096332
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Sumario:In this paper we describe the construction of an online GIS database system, hosted by WorldFish, which stores bio-physical, ecological and socio-economic data for the ‘Coral Triangle Area’ in South-east Asia and the Pacific. The database has been built in partnership with all six (Timor-Leste, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea) of the Coral Triangle countries, and represents a valuable source of information for natural resource managers at the regional scale. Its utility is demonstrated using biophysical data, data summarising marine habitats, and data describing the extent of marine protected areas in the region.

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