Hierarchical multi-scale classification of nearshore aquatic habitats of the Great Lakes: Western Lake Erie
Journal of Great Lakes Research
By: J.E. McKenna and C. Castiglione
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Abstract
Classification is a valuable conservation tool for examining natural resource status and problems and is being developed for coastal aquatic habitats. We present an objective, multi-scale hydrospatial framework for nearshore areas of the Great Lakes. The hydrospatial framework consists of spatial units at eight hierarchical scales from the North American Continent to the individual 270-m spatial cell. Characterization of spatial units based on fish abundance and diversity provides a fish-guided classification of aquatic areas at each spatial scale and demonstrates how classifications may be generated from that framework. Those classification units then provide information about habitat, as well as biotic conditions, which can be compared, contrasted, and hierarchically related spatially. Examples within several representative coastal or open water zones of the Western Lake Erie pilot area highlight potential application of this classification system to management problems. This classification system can assist natural resource managers with planning and establishing priorities for aquatic habitat protection, developing rehabilitation strategies, or identifying special management actions.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Hierarchical multi-scale classification of nearshore aquatic habitats of the Great Lakes: Western Lake Erie |
| Series title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.09.005 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 15 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Great Lakes Research |
| First page | 757 |
| Last page | 771 |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Erie |
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