Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biogeographic classification system
gptkbp:abbreviation MEOW
gptkbp:covers global oceans
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature
gptkb:UNEP-WCMC
gptkb:Conservation_International
gptkb:The_Nature_Conservancy
gptkb:World_Resources_Institute
gptkb:World_Wildlife_Fund
gptkbp:excludes deep ocean areas
gptkbp:focusesOn coastal and shelf areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW)
gptkbp:mainReference Spalding, M.D. et al. (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. BioScience 57(7): 573–583.
gptkbp:numberOfEcoregions 232
gptkbp:numberOfRealms 12
gptkbp:publicationYear 2007
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:BioScience
gptkbp:relatedTo Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World
gptkbp:state 62
gptkbp:usedFor biodiversity assessment
marine conservation planning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Northeast_Newfoundland_Shelf_(with_France)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6