c1320ec2-6644-4552-9e48-f2d4448dc1c5 Linda Harris Nelson Mandela University Coastal Scientist and NBA Coast Co-ordinator +27 83 314 3157 Coastal and Marine Research Institute & Department of Zoology, PO Box 77000 Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth 6031 South Africa harris.linda.r@gmail.com 2019-10-02T11:15:01 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 NBA2018_Dunebase First version of an integrated coast map including coastal ecosystem types from the terrestrial, marine, and estuarine realms The dune base line can used to delineate a defensible and ecologically relevant boundary for the ‘high water mark’. Harris, L.R., Bessinger, M., Dayaram, A., Holness, S., Kirkman, S., Livingstone, T.-C., Lombard, A.T., Lück-Vogel, M., Pfaff, M., Sink, K.J., Skowno, A.L., Van Niekerk, L., 2019. Advancing land-sea integration for ecologically meaningful coastal conservation and management. Biological Conservation 237, 81-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.06.020 Linda Harris Nelson Mandela University +27 83 314 3157 Coastal and Marine Research Institute & Department of Zoology, PO Box 77000 Nelson Mandela University Port Elizabeth 6031 South Africa harris.linda.r@gmail.com This version will be updated with subsequent iterations periodically as new data is produced. Coast Assessment Protection level Classification This dataset may not be reproduced by any means, nor redistributed via web site or ftp site, without prior permission. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of data, users are advised to use the dataset and conclusions drawn from its use with caution. Users noting errors and omissions are requested to notify Linda Harris (harris.linda.r@gmail.com) to improve data accuracy. These data are not for resale or replicating. This digital version is in the public domain requiring only the conventional acknowledgement of source in publications and reports. APPROPRIATE USE OF THIS DATASET: The NBA 2018 coast Threat Assessment and Protection Level layer has been created for national purposes and the boundaries of some ecosystem types are mapped at a coarse scale. Therefore, the map may act as a guide to the marine ecosystems in a region but is not appropriate for any work requiring fine scale investigations. Much of the map still requires field verification. 50000 environment biota 13.359375 36.12304687499999 -36.20882309283711 -21.002471054356718 PROJCS["AEA_RSA_WGS84",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",25.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-33.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]] South African National Biodiversity Institute bgishelp@sanbi.org ZIP 1 In the National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 (Skowno et al. 2019), we sought to address the limitations described in National Biodiversity Assessment 2011 (Driver et al. 2012. Substantial efforts have been made to align the realms at the land-sea interface in order to better represent coastal ecosystem types, and to better assess headline indicators for ecosystem types that have cross-realm linkages and dependencies.