Developing alternatives for optimal representation of seafloor habitats and associated communities in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

Developing alternatives for optimal representation of seafloor habitats and associated communities in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary / Rosamonde R. Cook and Peter J. Auster.

Author/creator	Cook, Rosamonde Rae
Other author/creator	Auster, Peter J.
Other author/creator	United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Silver Spring, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, [2006]
Description	33 p. : digital, PDF file
Supplemental Content	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS80242
Subject(s)	Ocean bottom--Massachusetts --Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary --Maps --Mathematical models. Marine sediments--Massachusetts --Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary --Maps --Mathematical models. Habitat conservation--Geographic information systems --Massachusetts --Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Habitat conservation--Massachusetts --Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary --Decision making --Mathematical models. Spatial ecology--Massachusetts --Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Simulated annealing (Mathematics) Digital mapping. Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Mass.)--Environmental conditions --Maps --Mathematical models.

Series	Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-06-02 Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-06-02. ^A568476
Contents	Introd. -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion.
Abstract	Describes use of a geo-referenced interpretive map of major sediment types with Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS) and computer-aided decision support tools to identify potential conservation sites representing 1) all major sediment types and 2) derived habitat types based on both sediment and depth in the smallest amount of space. A type of mathematical optimization known as simulated annealing was used to identify potential sets of alternative habitat conservation areas within SBNMS for demonstration purposes.
General note	Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 20, 2006).
General note	"February 2006."
General note	GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	Mode of access: Internet from the NOAA web site. Address as of 4/05/07: http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/science/conservation/pdfs/cook%5Fauster.pdf ; current access is available via PURL.
GPO item number	0192-D-02 (online)
Govt. docs number	C 55.443:ONMS-06-02

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