WCMC_Global Distribution of Seagrasses (v3)

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset shows the global distribution of seagrasses, and is composed of two subsets of point and polygon occurence data. The data were compiled by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in collaboration with Dr Frederick T. Short (University of New Hampshire, USA).

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Field Value
Title WCMC_Global Distribution of Seagrasses (v3)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/0fd52f10-c264-49e1-88f2-4b910c2a768c
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 28/06/2016
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        -180.0,
        -90.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -90.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        90.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        90.0
      ],
      [
        -180.0,
        -90.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "WCMC_Global Distribution of Seagrasses (v3)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/wcmc_global-distribution-of-seagrasses-v3