10ac47ad-0e58-4085-b6fb-a8eedbf3526b urn:uuid eng UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2026-03-21T17:12:51 creation ISO 19115 2016 Parks Australia's Natural Values Ecosystems (NESP MaC 1.3) 10ac47ad-0e58-4085-b6fb-a8eedbf3526b The Parks Australia Management Effectiveness (ME) system - previously MERI - is underpinned by a controlled, common language that provides a nationally consistent lexicon for a) Natural, cultural, and heritage values; (b) Social, cultural, and economic benefits; (c) Activities and anthropogenic pressures; and (d) Biophysical, and social and economic drivers. The Natural Values component of the common language is defined at three levels: 1) ecosystem complexes; 2) ecosystems; and 3) ecosystem components. This map shows the Ecosystems (tier 2) component of the Natural Values, and delineates features by habitat and depth for the Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This version (2022) of the National Values Ecosystems dataset uses Geoscience Australia's 250m resolution Australian Bathymetry and Topography Grid, 2009 (https://dx.doi.org/10.4225/25/53D99B6581B9A) as the basis for the map. See Hayes et al. 2021 and Dunstan et al. 2023 for a full definition of Natural Values Ecosystem terms, input datasets used, and processing steps involved with the creation of this map. Note that this dataset uses a combination of input data sources and interpolates where data gaps exist. The common language adopts a functional, largely geo-physical perspective to define surrogates for marine ecosystems. This dataset is not a substitute for a validated habitat map (see Seamap Australia National Benthic Habitat Layer: https://metadata.imas.utas.edu.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/metadata/4739e4b0-4dba-4ec5-b658-02c09f27ab9a), but has a national coverage and provides valuable broad-scale categorisation of marine ecosystems in Australian waters. MERI Management Effectiveness (ME) National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine and Coastal Hub Natural Values monitoring priorities research DATA ACCESS - raster format with style files documentDigital ZIP DATA ACCESS - Shapefile format documentDigital ZIP NESP:MERI_Natural_Values_Ecosystems documentDigital Web Map Service (WMS) - Natural Values Ecosystems (2022) WMS MERI_Natural_Values_Ecosystems documentDigital Download data in GeoTIFF format via WCS WCS REPORT - Dunstan et al 2023: Designing a targeted monitoring program to support evidence-based management of Australian Marine Parks: National Implementation documentDigital PDF REPORT - Hayes et al 2021: Designing a Targeted Monitoring Program to Support Evidence Based Management of Australian Marine Parks: A Pilot on the South-East Marine Parks Network documentDigital PDF View map in the interactive Seamap Australia portal documentDigital HTML ORCID ID documentDigital HTML ORCID ID documentDigital HTML ORCID ID documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML Unnamed resource documentDigital License Graphic PNG Unnamed resource documentDigital HTML