Old black and white photograph of people fishing at Buada Lagoon
The Allen Coral Atlas is a global-scale coral reef habitat mapping project that uses Planet Dove 3.7 m resolution daily satellite imagery (in combination with wave models and ecological data) to create consistent and high-detail global habitat maps to support reef-related science and conservation.
Global Benthic Habitat Maps characterize different coral reef bottom types. These bottom types include communities of living organisms attached to the reef (benthos), as well as sediments and underlying substrate.
The six Allen Coral Atlas Global Benthic Habitat Map classes described below were developed by Roelfsema et al 2013* with input from other coral reef benthic classifications.
The twelve Global Geomorphic Zones mapped by the Allen Coral Atlas are listed below, in logical order from external seaward-facing through to internal coral reef structural features. These zones are known to be fairly consistent across different biogeographic regions, and often associated with regionally distinct ecological assemblages of benthic animals and plants. Moreover, geomorphic classes like these have been shown to be reliable predictors of biological habitat richness and diversity.
The map shows the different landcover classes in Nauru Island.
The map shows the different landuse classes in Nauru Island.
Map of the Nauru Island Key Biodiversity Areas.
Locality of Nauru Island hydrology feature - Buada Lagoon.
The map shows Nauru Island EEZ boundary.
GIS data within the Proposed Protected Areas collated by the Biorap Team
Link to download a zip file containing OSM spatial files, a QGIS project, styles, license file and documentation on how to get started.
This dataset contains mapped point locations for protected areas within Nauru. This dataset should be viewed in combination with the World Database on Protected Areas polygon locations to get a comprehensive view of all protected areas within Nauru.
This dataset contains mapped point locations for protected areas within Nauru. This dataset should be viewed in combination with the World Database on Protected Areas polygon locations to get a comprehensive view of all protected areas within Nauru
This dataset contains mapped polygon locations for protected areas within Nauru. This dataset should be viewed in combination with the World Database on Protected Areas point locations to get a comprehensive view of all protected areas within Nauru.
This dataset contains mapped polygon locations for protected areas within Nauru. This dataset should be viewed in combination with the World Database on Protected Areas point locations to get a comprehensive view of all protected areas within Nauru.