An sf object containing spatial data for the Northeast US shelf Ecological Production Units (EPUs).
Ecological Production Units (EPUs) delineate regions unique in physiographic, oceanographic and biotic aspects on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf, representing an area of approximately 264,000 km within the 200 m isobath. There are four EPUs on the Shelf, including the Mid-Atlantic Bight (MAB), Georges Bank (GB), Gulf of Maine (GOM), and Scotian Shelf (SS). The Scotian Shelf lies outside the management domain of US Fishery Management Councils and is generally not considered in State of the Ecosystem Reports.
Usage
data("epu_sf")Format
An sf object
- Geometry type
MULTIPOLYGON
- Dimension
XY
- Bounding box
xmin: -77 ymin: 35.8327 xmax: -65.66667 ymax: 44.66667
- Geodetic CRS
+proj=longlat +lat_0=40 +lon_0=-77+x_0=0 +y_0=0 +datum=NAD83 +no_defs +ellps=GRS80 +towgs84=0,0,0
- Features
4 x 4
- Metadata
See source
Examples
if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
# Load the dataset
data(epu_sf)
# Plot the geometry
plot(sf::st_geometry(epu_sf))
} # }