Modelled Global Distribution of the Kelp Biome

What it describes

Habitat

Kelp forests

Variables

Distribution

On the Biohotspot map

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• Kelp forest biome (modelled)

Get the data

The data pack link given by the authors' project page is https://wcmc.io/UniAuk-004. The ODV page (datasets/49) shows no download button in the fetched content.

• UniAuk-004wcmc.io

Used on 226 marine park pages

Figures on these Biohotspot pages are read from this dataset, each with its source and licence.

• Abrolhos (Commonwealth)
• Adelaide (SA)
• Anindilyakwa (NT)
• Annan River (Qld)
• Apollo (Commonwealth)
• Arafura (Commonwealth)
• Argo-Rowley Terrace (Commonwealth)
• Arnhem (Commonwealth)
• Ashmore Reef (Commonwealth)
• Baffle Creek (Qld)
• Ball Bay - Sand Bay (Qld)
• Bardi Jawi Gaarra (WA)
• Barker Inlet-St Kilda (SA)
• Barrow Island (WA)
• Batemans (NSW)
• Beagle (Commonwealth)
• Beelbi (Qld)
• Boags (Commonwealth)
• Bohle River (Qld)
• Bowling Green Bay (Qld)
• Bremer (Commonwealth)
• Broad Sound (Qld)
• Bunurong (Vic)
• Burdekin (Qld)

and 202 more: all marine parks.

How to cite it

Jayathilake D.R.M., Costello M.J. 2020. A modelled global distribution of the kelp biome. Biological Conservation 252, 108815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108815 (v2: Jayathilake & Costello 2021, Biological Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109099)