EFG M1.3 Photic coral reefs – previous maps

M1. Marine shelf biome

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Published

June 7, 2024

Version history

This page provides information about older or alternative versions of indicative distribution map for this ecosystem functional group M1.3 Photic coral reefs. Check the current maps here.

  • Web navigation (code: M1.3.WM.nwx, version v1.0) in preparation

Datasets

Datasets considered for previous versions of the indicative map

  • Allen-Coral-Atlas (Li et al. 2020).
  • Corals500m (IMaRS/USF 2011).
  • Global-Coral-Reefs-2018 (UNEP-WCMC 2018).
dataset url
Allen-Coral-Atlas https://storage.googleapis.com/coral-atlas-field-data/training-materials/AllenCoralAtlas_BenthicClasses_v3.pdf :: https://storage.googleapis.com/coral-atlas-field-data/training-materials/AllenCoralAtlas_GeomorphicClasses_v3.pdf :: https://www.allencoralatlas.org/
Corals500m http://datasets.wri.org/dataset/tropical-coral-reefs-of-the-world-500-m-resolution-grid
Global-Coral-Reefs-2018 https://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/1

Available files

You can download geospatial data for older versions of these maps from the following sources:

Note that you need to login to some services like mapbox or earthengine, and in some cases you also need to request access to the files.

License information

Indicative maps have been released with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.

But see details of dataset licenses below:

dataset license_info
Allen-Coral-Atlas https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Corals500m https://www.wri.org/research/permissions-licensing, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Global-Coral-Reefs-2018 https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/general-data-license#data_policy

References

References used in these versions of the maps.

  • Li J, Knapp D, Fabina N, Kennedy E, Larsen K, Lyons M, Murray N, Phinn S, Roelfsema C and Asner G (2020) A global coral reef probability map generated using convolutional neural networks. Coral Reefs 39 (6), pp. 1805-1815 DOI:10.1007/s00338-020-02005-6
  • UNEP-WCMC, WorldFish Centre, WRI, TNC (2020) Global distribution of warm-water coral reefs, compiled from multiple sources including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project. Version 4.0. Cambridge (UK): UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Dataset
  • Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, University of South Florida (2011) Global Coral Reefs composite dataset Reefs at Risk Revisited project Compiled from multiple sources, incorporating products from the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project prepared by IMaRS/USF and IRD.