High-resolution ecological habitat modeling for the US West Coast and its application for place-based resource management using GIS tools

Marine Lebrec1, Keith VanGraafeiland2, Holly Woytak3, Kirsty McQuaid4, Amelia Bridges5, Kristen Johannes6, Kevin A. Butler2 and Henry Ruhl7, (1)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, CeNCOOS, Moss Landing, United States, (2)Environmental Systems Research Institute, Redlands, CA, United States, (3)Fugro, GIS Analyst, Monterey, United States, (4)Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa, (5)University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom, (6)University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, United States, (7)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States