Coral Reefs on Eastern Coast of Kenya, 2006

Author(s):: Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, United Nations Development Programme (Kenya), and Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland
Description:: This polygon shapefile represents coral reefs on the eastern coast of Kenya. These data were acquired from 'KenSea, Environmental Sensitivity Atlas for Coastal Area of Kenya,' published by the Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS) (2006). To protect the ecological integrity of Kenya’s coral reefs, the government has designated six marine reserves — Kisite, Kiunga, Malindi, Mombasa, Mpunguti, and Watamu — encompassing a signiﬁcant portion of the reef and its surrounding waters.This data was used in Map 6.4 and Map 6.5 in Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being.
Publisher:: Nationale geologiske undersøgelser for Danmark og Grønland
Place(s):: Kenya
Subject(s):: Coral reef ecology, Coral reefs and islands, and Environment
Year:: 2006
Held by:: Stanford
More details at: http://purl.stanford.edu/kb118sw6233