Table 4 Data of world population and marine-region parameters at 0.5° resolution at the global scale available in our repository, with indication of the related primary and secondary sources.

From: Global-scale parameters for ecological models

World population and marine-region parameters - 0.5° resolution global-scale data

Parameter name

Description

Unit of measurement

Years or temporal aggregation

Climatic forecast scenarios

Original File Format

Primary source

Secondary sources

World population

World population density

persons per km2

2017

 

ESRI-GRID (ASC)

Coro (2020)115

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (gpwv4)131

EEZ

Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in which the cell falls

2019

 

CSV

AquaMaps HCAF V7112

Marine Regions39

LME

Large Marine Ecosystem (LME) in which the cell falls

2019

 

CSV

AquaMaps HCAF V7112

Marine Regions39

MEOW

Marine Eco-regions of the World (MEOW) in which the cell falls

2019

 

CSV

AquaMaps HCAF V7112

Marine Regions39

MPA

Proportion of cell falling in a marine protected area

0–1 fraction

2019

 

CSV

AquaMaps HCAF V7112