| Title | Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Corporate Authors | U.S. Federal Geographic Data Committee. Marine and Coastal Spatial Data Subcommittee, |
| Volume | FGDC-STD-018-2012 |
| Pagination | 343 p. |
| Date Published | 2012, Jun. |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | General, Oregon Coast, habitats, hydrology, geology, sediments, wetland delineation, general ecosystem description |
| Notes | This document represents an effort to transform many different ecological descriptions into one standard. It employs two settings (Aquatic and Biogeographic) and four components (Water Column, Geoform, Substrate and Biotic). Combinations of these can describe any setting. The State of Oregon is adopting it to replace the standard in the Oregon Estuary Plan Book (1987). It is the definitive national standard for describing coastal and marine sites. |
| URL | https://www.fgdc.gov/standards/projects/cmecs-folder/CMECS_Version_06-2012_FINAL.pdf |
