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

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Author / Creator:	Cook, Rosamonde Rae.
Imprint:	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 pages : digital, PDF file.
Language:	English
Series:	Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-06-02 Marine sanctuaries conservation series ; ONMS-06-02.
Subject:	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.
Format:	E-Resource U.S. Federal Government Document Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6560452

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Other authors / contributors:	Auster, Peter J. United States. National Ocean Service. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
Notes:	Title from title screen (viewed Mar. 20, 2006). "February 2006." Includes bibliographical references. 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.
Summary:	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.
GPO item no.:	0192-D-02 (online)
Govt.docs classification:	C 55.443:ONMS-06-02

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