PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition): Areas under tertiary threat from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill trajectory projections
for 05/28/2010
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Resource Abstract:
This dataset is extracted from PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition), and the original metadata has been included here. <br /> <br /> These
protected areas were identified by the Conservation Biology Institute as possibly threatened by the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill in the Gulf of Mexico if trajectory projections continue on their current course, as given by trajectory projections
for 05/28/2010. For more information, please see the Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico page at Data Basin (http://www.databasin.org/aquatic-center/features/oil-spill
or http://www.databasin.org). <br /> <br /> Original metadata abstract: <br /> Protected areas are cornerstones of national
and international conservation strategies. By way of these designations, lands and waters are set-aside in-perpetuity to preserve
functioning natural ecosystems, act as refuges for species, and maintain ecological processes. Complementary conservation
strategies preserve land for the sustainable use of natural resources, or for the protection of significant geologic and cultural
features or open space. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) attempts to include all available spatial data on these places. It is our
goal to publish the most comprehensive geospatial data set of U. S. protected areas to date. PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is limited
to the continental U.S., Alaska, and Hawaii. It does not include protected areas data for U.S. territories at this time. The
PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) data set portrays the nation's protected areas with a standardized spatial geometry and numerous
valuable attributes on land ownership, management designations, and conservation status (using national GAP and international
IUCN coding systems). The PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) defines protected area to include all lands dedicated to the preservation
of biology diversity and to other natural, recreation and cultural uses, and managed for these purposes through legal or other
effective means (adapted from IUCN definition). The database represents the full range of conservation designations that preserve
these natural resources in the United States. Our database does not distinguish a protection threshold above which biodiversity
is considered secure. Instead, a complete suite of protected area attributes are provided for each polygon with the purpose
of giving users the information they need to define the most relevant conservation thresholds for their own objectives and
requirements. Collaborating with the nation's leading data providers, the goal is to provide an annual update.
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Title PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition): Areas under tertiary threat from the Deepwater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill trajectory projections
for 05/28/2010