Assessing potential World Heritage marine sites in the Western Indian Ocean
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Potential sites
1) Mozambique Channel
1a) Quirimbas - Mnazi Bay Complex
1b) North and northwest Madagascar
1c) The Comoros - Glorieuses crescent
1d) The Iles Eparses (Scattered Islands)
1e) Bazaruto - Tofo, Inhambane
1f) Southern Madagascar: the 'deep south'
2) Mascarene Plateau
2a) Saya de Malha bank
3) Other sites
3a) Lamu-Kiunga Archipelago
3b) The Kwazulu-Natal Sardine Run
3c) Antongil Bay, Northeast Madagascar
3d) French Southern Territories
Unique regional features
1) Geology
2) Oceanography
3) Biodiversity & biogeography
4) Habitats
4a) Coral reefs
4b) Mangroves
4c) Seagrasses
5) Species
5a) Coelecanth
5b) Sharks and rays
5c) Turtles
5d) Seabirds
5e) Marine mammals
Case study sites
1) Aldabra Atoll
2) Banc d'Arguin
3) iSimangaliso Wetland Park
4) Phoenix Islands Protected Area
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Bathymetry (GEBCO)
02. Administrative Boundaries
Potential sites (labels)
Potential sites
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Isobaths - Western Indian Ocean
01. Ecoregions
Marine Ecoregions of the World, provinces
Marine ecoregions (MEOW)
Marine realms
02. Administrative Boundaries
Exclusive Economic Zones
FAO Fishing areas
IHO Sea Areas
World Countries
03. Habitats
Coral reefs
Mangroves
Seagrass (point)
Seagrass (polygon)
04. Abiotic data
Sea Surface Temperature, overall mean WIO 2003-2010
Sea Surface Temperature, st deviation WIO 2003-2010
05. Geology
Seamounts
World plates
[African Marine Atlas]
Air temperature Mauritius
Average SST Mauritius
Nitrate Mauritius
Oxygen Mauritius
Phosphate Mauritius
Precipitation Mauritius
Primary production Mauritius
Salinity Mauritius
Sediment thickness Mauritius
Silicate Mauritius
Specific Humidity Mauritius
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