Southern Ocean Benthic Classification (SOBC) - ecoregions, bathomes and environmental types

This dataset is intended for general use in spatial planning and management to identify areas where benthic marine assemblages are likely to differ from each other in the Southern Ocean. We achieve this by using a hierarchical spatial classification of ecoregions, bathomes and environmental types. Ecoregions are defined according to available data on biogeographic patterns and environmental drivers on dispersal. Bathomes are identified according to depth strata defined by species distributions. Environmental types are uniquely classified according to the geomorphic features found within the bathomes in each ecoregion. This circum-Antarctic map of environmental types can be used to support spatial management aimed at conserving benthic biodiversity across the entire Southern Ocean.


The study area spans the region managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The northern boundary of this region is a line approximating the location of the Polar Front. The southern boundary was defined as the northern edge of the permanent ice shelf of the Antarctic continent.


The shapefile can be used to identify three levels of the hierarchical classification (see Fig. 1 of Douglass et al., 2014):

1) Level 1: Ecoregions

2) Level 2b: Geomorphic features nested in each ecoregion

3) Level 3: Environmental Types

The dataset cannot be used to analyse a level 2a nesting since for some geomorphic features (e.g. seamounts and canyons) the nested bathomes were combined when generating environmental types. If a level 2a nesting is required please contact douglass.lucinda@gmail.com douglass.lucinda@gmail.com The dataset cannot be used to analyse a level 2a nesting since for some geomorphic features (e.g. seamounts and canyons) the nested bathomes were combined when generating environmental types. If a level 2a nesting is required please contact douglass.lucinda@gmail.com


The shapefile contains ten fields:

EcoID- Abbreviated Level 1 benthic ecoregion names

Ecoregion- Level 1 benthic ecoregion names

Geomorph2- Geomorphic features

BathID- Bathome identification number which can be used to sort the depth classes

Bathome2 - Bathome

EcoGeo- Level 2b nesting of geomorphic features in each ecoregion

EnvTyp- Level 3 environmental types

GeoClsID- Geomorphic class identification number

GeoCls- Geomorphic classes

Sqkm- Area in square kilometers

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Identification info

Alternate title
Southern Ocean Benthic Classification (SOBC) - ecoregions, bathomes and environmental types
Date (Publication)
2014-07-17
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/53A3760D4AFAA

Originator

Douglass, L., Beaver, D., Turner, J., Kaiser, S., Constable, A., Raymond, B., Post, A., Brandt, A., Grantham, H.S. and Nicoll, R.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

DOUGLASS, LUCINDA
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
QLD
4000
Australia

Principal investigator

BEAVER, DANIEL
Centre for Conservation Geography
18 Beeson St
Sydney
NSW
2000
Australia

Collaborator

DOUGLASS, LUCINDA
Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
QLD
4000
Australia

Collaborator

BEAVER, DANIEL
Centre for Conservation Geography
18 Beeson St
Sydney
NSW
2000
Australia

Collaborator

TURNER, JOEL
Centre for Conservation Geography
18 Beeson St
Sydney
NSW
2000
Australia

Collaborator

KAISER, STEPHANIE
Biocentre Grindel and Zoological Museum
University of Hamburg
Hamburg
Germany

Collaborator

CONSTABLE, ANDREW
203 Channel Highway
Australian Antarctic Division
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

RAYMOND, BEN
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

POST, ALIX
Geoscience Australia
Corner of Jerrabomberra Av. and Hindmarsh Drv.,
GPO Box 378
Symonston
Australian Capital Territory
2609
Australia

Collaborator

BRANDT, ANGELIKA

Collaborator

GRANTHAM, HEDLEY S.
Betty and Gordon Moore Centre for Science and Oceans
Conservation International
Arlington
Virgina
USA

Collaborator

NICOLL, ROB
World WildLife Fund Australia
Ultimo
NSW
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SOBC

Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Oceans
  • Biota

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Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
1992-01-01 2013-12-31
Title
A hierarchical classification of benthic biodiversity and assessment of protected areas in the Southern Ocean
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
9

Citation identifier
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100551

Author

Douglass, L.L., Turner, J., Grantham, H.S., Kaiser, S., Constable, A., Nicoll, R., Raymond, B., Post, A., Brandt, A., Beaver, D.
Name
PLoS ONE
Page
e100551
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
Keywords
  • Benthic
  • Classification
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • Computer > Computer
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • MAPS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=SOBC when using these data. Please also cite the referenced paper when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
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Distribution Information

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Distributor

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2014-07-17T00:00:00
Units of distribution
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Transfer size
4
Distribution format
  • shapefiles

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Statement
No problems have been identified. Data quality is considered "good".
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Dataset
Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2014-06-19 - record created by Dave Connell from a template completed by Lucinda Douglass 2014-07-17 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data. 2015-03-23 - record updated by Dave Connell at the request of Lucinda Douglass.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/SOBC

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

CONNELL, DAVE J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC

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Dataset

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Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
c55d9e5b-a887-41f4-b84c-87292d1baa60

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Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2019-07-16T12:24:29

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metadata.extraction_date

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
8.6

Metadata linkage
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SOBC

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2014-06-19T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2019-07-16

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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