The three marine managed areas in Niue. Extracted from Niue's 2018 State of Environment (SOE) report
CSV file containing species richness values and mapping parameters for marine species (with a probability of occurrence > 0.5) derived from AquaMaps. A total of 33,512 species were used in the generation of this file.
Coordinate system is WGS84 (ESPG 4326) with coordinates expressed in longitude and latitude.
Fields in this file are:
C-Square Code: unique identifier for grid
Longitude: longitude in decimal degrees
Latitude: latitude in decimal degrees
Species Count: number of species modeled at given point
AquaMaps are computer-generated predictions of natural occurrence of marine species, based on the environmental tolerance of a given species with respect to depth, salinity, temperature, primary productivity, and its association with sea ice or coastal areas. These 'environmental envelopes' are matched against an authority file which contains respective information for the Oceans of the World. Independent knowledge such as distribution by FAO areas or bounding boxes are used to avoid mapping species in areas that contain suitable habitat, but are not occupied by the species.
CVS version of the data in excel
Bio-ORACLE is a set of GIS rasters providing geophysical, biotic and environmental data for surface and benthic marine realms. The data are available for global-scale applications at a spatial resolution of 5 arcmin (approximately 9.2 km at the equator).
Linking biodiversity occurrence data to the physical and biotic environment provides a framework to formulate hypotheses about the ecological processes governing spatial and temporal patterns in biodiversity, which can be useful for marine ecosystem management and conservation.
IRENA. 2013. Pacific Lighthouses. Renewable energy opportunities and challenges in the Pacific Island Region. Niue.
SOPAC. 2007. Sustainable and integrated water resource and wastewater management in Pacific Island countries. Niue. SOPAC Miscellaneous Report 641.
National Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2010-2015 for Niue
PACWASTE Country Profile Niue 2106
Handicraft Biosecurity Manual
2008 Policy on Sustainable Coastal Development
Regional Data on Marine Pollution
Data on Niue's marine ecosystems including information on Beveridge Reef