Protected Area EcoRegion assembled for the Gulf of Mexico (GCOOS)

Ecoregion provides a geographic framework for a broad range of analyses relating to biodiversity (including measures of condition, threat, and conservation progress) in the marine environment. The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA). Those within land are excluded. Data available at: www.protectedplanet.net.生态区（Ecoregion）可为海洋环境中涉及生物多样性相关的各类广泛分析研究（包括生物多样性状况评估、威胁程度分析及保护进展追踪）提供地理框架。本数据集基于世界保护地数据库（World Database on Protected Areas, WDPA）构建，其中陆域保护地数据已被剔除，相关数据可从www.protectedplanet.net获取。