California Coastal Surf Grass, 2005 Line Stanford University Public content

Description:
This polyline shapefile depicts distribution of surf grass along the California Coast. This data was extracted from a larger set of data which contained plant species found along the coast derived from the Minerals Management Service (MMS) maps data for the Pacific Coast intertidal shorelines of the Monterey Bay, Gulf of the Farallones and Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuaries.This data describes shoreline habitat characteristics and biological assemblages on United States Geologic Survey (USGS) quad maps. This coverage delineates areas of Surf Grass along the California coast. This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Creator:
Jim Strampe and California. Biogeographic Data Branch
Publisher:
California. Department of Fish and Game. Marine Resources Region
Provider:
Stanford
Resource Class:
Datasets
Resource Type:
Line data
Subject:
Coasts, Phyllospadix, Marine plants, Oceans, and Biology and Ecology
Theme:
Land cover and Oceans
Temporal Coverage:
2005
Date Issued:
2005
Spatial Coverage:
California and Pacific Ocean
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use.
Rights Holder:
This work is in the Public Domain, meaning that it is not subject to copyright.
Access Rights:
Public
Format:
Shapefile
Georeferenced:
false
More details at:
https://purl.stanford.edu/zr811sb9247