Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW)
Global marine realms, provinces, and ecoregions
Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW)
Use Example
The report classifies the vast array of habitats and species in the
world’s oceans by dividing coastal waters into 12 realms (such as the
Tropical Atlantic Ocean); 62 provinces (places like the Mediterranean
Sea); and 232 ecoregions (smaller and more homogeneous units such as
the Northern Gulf of Mexico or the Marshall Islands).
- Metadata: http://www.nature.org/tncscience/files/spalding.pdf
- Spatial Resolution: N/A
- Extent: Global
- Temporal Resolution: N/A
- Date Range: 08/2007
- Format(s): ESRI Shapefile
- Access
Methods: HTTP
- Data Access: http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/ecoregional.shapefile/MEOW/view.html
- CoML visualization guidance: TBD
Use Example
Download the zipped shapefile-set and view in ArcGIS
- Data Download: http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/ecoregional.shapefile/MEOW/view.html
- Data Conversion: These instructions assume local access to ESRI's ArcGIS software - access to ArcGIS via remote desktop is also available.
No conversion required. Unzip and add the shapefile to ArcGIS.