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sources. The majority of our examples are focused on sub-national level classifications and associated management applications rather than global or national level, although we acknowledge the importance of nested classifications to facilitate consistency in regional, national and international assessments and management decision making. 1.10.1.1 Importance of Spatial, Temporal and Thematic resolution In addition to spatial extent, the three attributes of a map that impinge most on the appropriateness of a spatial classification for management application are: 1) spatial resolution; 2) temporal resolution, and 3) thematic resolution; all of which can influence the application, cost-effectiveness and feasibility of map production (Fassnacht et al. 2006, Kendall and Miller 2008). Thematic resolution is influenced by the scale at which the environment is sampled and changing the number of classes can influence the patterning, be it benthic seascape or ecosystem service values, as much as changing the spatial resolution. It is often perceived that higher thematic resolution (i.e., higher number of classes) that creates highly specialized categories can potentially offer greater predictive power, but the predictive performance of categorical data really depends on what is being predicted. Spatial resolution and thematic resolution, as well as, post-classification techniques such as smoothing can greatly impact the representation of rare and fragmented ecosystems and this has considerable implications for maps directed at site prioritization in marine conservation (Thompson and Gergel 2008). Furthermore, the static nature of most classifications is an issue when applied to dynamic marine environments. Marine environments can be modified significantly by human activities, storms and swell events, disease 8
and many sub-catastrophic disturbances at temporal scales that are markedly finer than those intervals that typically exist for the updating of maps. 1.10.1.2 Utility of Hierarchical Classification Schemes In many cases, hierarchical classification schemes have been developed to add more flexibility for the user, particularly when manipulated in a GIS, thereby facilitating the utility for both management applications and ecological applications. For example, the British Columbia Marine Ecological Classification includes Ecozone (e.g., Pacific) as the broadest level in the hierarchy, then nested at progressively finer thematic resolution are the Ecoprovince (e.g., Pacific shelf and mountains); Ecoregion (e.g., Outer Pacific Marine Shelf); Ecosection (e.g., Queen Charlotte Sound) and finally the Ecounit, based on data for wave exposure, depth, subsurface relief, currents and substrate type (Zacharias et al. 1998). This hierarchical structure is important because ecological patterns and processes are multi-scale and management actions occur across a hierarchy of spatial scales (Wiens 2000). Roff et al. (2003) provided five important considerations for the development of a generalized hierarchical habitat classification scheme: 1.) the availability of data capable of discriminating meaningful habitat classes; 2.) redundancy in discriminating variables may occur and surrogates can be identified; 3.) discriminatory function of variables may be scale dependent (i.e., salinity may work well at one level but not another), 4.) habitat types at upper levels of the hierarchy should be more distinct from one another than those at lower levels, and 5.) the importance of discriminatory variables may vary geographically (i.e., East Pacific variables may not all be applicable to the west Atlantic) (see also Roff and Taylor 2000). 9
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