Caribbean Seafloor Bathymetry (meters)

Ocean depth plays an important role in the distribution and abundance of living organisms and has important implications for shipping and offshore development projects such as wind power and oil extraction.Source: Marine Conservation Institute (MCI)Citation: Becker JJ, Sandwell DT, Smith WHF, Braud J, Binder B, et al. (2009) Global bathymetry and elevation data at 30 arc seconds resolution: SRTM30_PLUS. Marine Geodesy 32: 355–371.The Marine Conservation Institute used this dataset as an input to a predictive habitat model documented in the publication Global Habitat Suitability for Framework-Forming Cold-Water Corals.

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notes <div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'>Ocean depth plays an important role in the distribution and abundance of living organisms and has important implications for shipping and offshore development projects such as wind power and oil extraction.</span><br /></div><div><span style='color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'><br /></span></div><div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'><span style=''><b>Source:</b> </span><span style='color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Verdana; font-size:13px;'>Marine Conservation Institute (MCI)</span></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'><b>Citation:</b> <span style='color:rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family:Verdana; font-size:13px;'>Becker JJ, Sandwell DT, Smith WHF, Braud J, Binder B, et al. (2009) Global bathymetry and elevation data at 30 arc seconds resolution: SRTM30_PLUS. Marine Geodesy 32: 355–371.</span></div></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'><br /></div><div style='margin:0px; padding:0px; color:rgb(77, 77, 77);'>The <a href='https://www.marine-conservation.org/' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Marine Conservation Institute</a> used this dataset as an input to a predictive habitat model documented in the publication <a href='https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0018483' rel='nofollow ugc' target='_blank'>Global Habitat Suitability for Framework-Forming Cold-Water Corals</a>.<br /></div>
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