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Scleractinia Astrocoeniidae Madracis
type: Dataset
contact point: Organization
  fn: NOAA Office for Coastal Management
keyword: predictive-models
keyword: corals
keyword: habitat-suitability
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: national
keyword: deep-sea-corals
keyword: cold-water-corals
keyword: habitat
keyword: gulf-of-mexico
keyword: ckan
keyword: geoss
keyword: united-states
keyword: benthic
keyword: geo
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: ocean-energy-planning
keyword: north-america
keyword: marine-wildlife
keyword: species-distribution
description: The data represent predicted habitat suitability for several taxa of deep-sea corals. Predictions were modeled using a statistical machine-learning algorithm called maximum entropy (MaxEnt). NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) combined databases of known deep-sea coral locations provided by the NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP) and other contributors with environmental and oceanographic data to generate the predictive models of deep-sea coral distribution. These models are used to produce regional maps of deep-sea coral habitat. In these regions, deep-sea coral occurs on the continental shelves and slopes, at ocean depths of approximately 50 to greater than 2,000 meters. Model predictions are organized into five hierarchical categories to be able to compare the data across coral taxa and across regions. The categories correspond to the predicted likelihood of suitable deep sea coral habitat occurring. Order: Scleractinia, Family: Astrocoeniidae, Genus: Madracis
identifier: Scleractinia Astrocoeniidae Madracis
issued: 2025-11-21T15:08:32.992517
language: {en-US}
modified: 2014-07-30
spatial: Location

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issued: 2021-03-11T05:33:34.187183
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