Smallhorn-West, Patrick F; Gordon, Sophie E; Dempsey, Alexandra C; Purkis, Sam J; Malimali, Siolaa; Halafihi, Tuikolongahau; Southgate, Paul C; Bridge, Tom C L; Pressey, Robert L; Jones, Geoffrey P (2019): Tongan socio-environmental spatial layers for marine ecosystem management [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.904800
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Abstract:
Environmental conditions and anthropogenic impacts are key influences on ecological processes and associated ecosystem services. Effective management of Tonga's marine ecosystems therefore depends on accurate and up-to-date knowledge of environmental and anthropogenic variables. Although many types of environmental and anthropogenic data are now available in global layers, they are often inaccessible to end users, particularly in developing countries with limited accessibility and analytical training. Furthermore, the resolution of many global layers might not be sufficient to make informed local decisions. While the near-shore marine ecosystem of Tonga is extensive, the resources available for its management are limited and little is known about its current ecological state. Here we provide a marine socio-environmental dataset covering Tonga's near-shore marine ecosystem as compiled from various global layers, remote sensing projects, local ministries, and the 2016 national census. The dataset consists of eleven environmental and six anthropogenic variables summarized in ecologically relevant ways, spatially overlaid across the near-shore marine ecosystem of Tonga. The environmental variables selected include: bathymetry, coral reef density, distance from deep water, distance from land, distance from major terrestrial inputs, habitat, land area, net primary productivity, salinity, sea surface temperature, and wave energy. The anthropogenic variables selected include: fishing pressure, management status, distance to fish markets, distance from villages, population pressure, and a socioeconomic development index based on population density, growth, mean age, mean education level, and unemployment. This extensive and accessible dataset will be an essential tool for future assessment and management of marine ecosystems in Tonga.
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Smallhorn-West, Patrick F; Gordon, Sophie E; Dempsey, Alexandra C; Purkis, Sam J; Malimali, Siolaa; Halafihi, Tuikolongahau; Southgate, Paul C; Bridge, Tom C L; Pressey, Robert L; Jones, Geoffrey P (2020): Tongan socio-environmental spatial layers for marine ecosystem management. Pacific Conservation Biology, https://doi.org/10.1071/PC19032
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -19.950000 * Median Longitude: -174.600000 * South-bound Latitude: -21.300000 * West-bound Longitude: -175.300000 * North-bound Latitude: -18.600000 * East-bound Longitude: -173.900000
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1 | File content | Content | Smallhorn-West, Patrick F | |||
2 | File name | File name | Smallhorn-West, Patrick F | |||
3 | File format | File format | Smallhorn-West, Patrick F | |||
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License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
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1 Content | 2 File name | 3 File format | 4 File size [kByte] | 5 URL file |
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GeoTiff: Bathymetry | Bathymetry | TIF | 93885.032 | Bathymetry.tif |
GeoTiff: ReefDensity 15km | ReefDensity_15km | TIF | 39158.054 | ReefDensity_15km.tif |
GeoTiff: ReefDensity 5km | ReefDensity_5km | TIF | 21771.768 | ReefDensity_5km.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance 10mContour | Distance_10mContour | TIF | 68373.329 | Distance_10mContour.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance 20mContour | Distance_20mContour | TIF | 77987.280 | Distance_20mContour.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance lagoons | Distance_lagoons | TIF | 106843.335 | Distance_lagoons.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance land | Distance_land | TIF | 38693.736 | Distance_land.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance market | Distance_market | TIF | 96576.819 | Distance_market.tif |
GeoTiff: Distance village | Distance_village | TIF | 101002.511 | Distance_village.tif |
GeoTiff: Fishing Pressure Current | Fishing_Pressure_Current | TIF | 31535.278 | Fishing_Pressure_Current.tif |
GeoTiff: Fishing Pressure Null | Fishing_Pressure_Null | TIF | 31630.015 | Fishing_Pressure_Null.tif |
GeoTiff: Fishing Pressure Old | Fishing_Pressure_Old | TIF | 31550.427 | Fishing_Pressure_Old.tif |
GeoTiff: Land area 15km | Land_area_15km | TIF | 61707.670 | Land_area_15km.tif |
GeoTiff: Land area 5km | Land_area_5km | TIF | 24986.557 | Land_area_5km.tif |
GeoTiff: NPP | NPP | TIF | 65.312 | NPP.tif |
GeoTiff: Population Density 15km | Population_Density_15km | TIF | 44704.730 | Population_Density_15km.tif |
GeoTiff: Population Density 30km | Population_Density_30km | TIF | 47228.137 | Population_Density_30km.tif |
GeoTiff: Population Density 5km | Population_Density_5km | TIF | 15398.807 | Population_Density_5km.tif |
GeoTiff: Reef All Tonga | Reef_All_Tonga | TIF | 7362.500 | Reef_All_Tonga.tif |
GeoTiff: Salinity | Salinity | TIF | 193.385 | Salinity.tif |
GeoTiff: Socioeconomic Development 10km | Socioeconomic_Development_10km | TIF | 35433.595 | Socioeconomic_Development_10km.tif |
GeoTiff: Socioeconomic Development 2km | Socioeconomic_Development_2km | TIF | 29985.208 | Socioeconomic_Development_2km.tif |
GeoTiff: Socioeconomic Development 5km | Socioeconomic_Development_5km | TIF | 32181.337 | Socioeconomic_Development_5km.tif |
GeoTiff: SST | SST | TIF | 257.416 | SST.tif |
GeoTiff: Wave Energy | Wave_Energy | TIF | 21118.538 | Wave_Energy.tif |
Shape files: Fish Habitat Reserves | Fish_Habitat_Reserves | ZIP | 13.068 | Fish_Habitat_Reserves.zip |
Shape files: Lagoons | Lagoons | ZIP | 10.209 | Lagoons.zip |
Shape files: Land Tonga | Land_Tonga | ZIP | 241.966 | Land_Tonga.zip |
Shape files: Markets | Markets | ZIP | 1.259 | Markets.zip |
Shape files: Special Management Areas | Special_Management_Areas | ZIP | 12.831 | Special_Management_Areas.zip |
Shape files: TOHA 20160603 Habitat classes consolidated | TOHA_20160603_Habitat_classes_consolidated | ZIP | 21847.566 | TOHA_20160603_Habitat_classes_consolidated.zip |
Shape files: TONO MCRM Habitat consolidated | TONO_MCRM_Habitat_consolidated | ZIP | 282.414 | TONO_MCRM_Habitat_consolidated.zip |
Shape files: TOVA 20161017 Habitat-classes consolidated | TOVA_20161017_Habitat-classes_consolidated | ZIP | 11032.747 | TOVA_20161017_Habitat-classes_consolidated.zip |
Shape files: Villages | Villages | ZIP | 51.944 | Villages.zip |