<descriptor thcode="61"><thesaurus thcode="61" name="Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords" scope="Theme keywords from the former Marine Realms Information Bank, focusing on characteristics of coasts and oceans, processes acting on them, and human concerns about them." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" date="2016-09-07" codetype="number" prefix="mrib" tblname="mrib" nonpref="mribnp" relterm="mribrt" root_code="1" contact="aallwardt"><category><term thcode="25" code="27" name="types" parent="26" scope="Terms are types of things rather than named instances"/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="5" name="theme" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate domains of human concern, such as scientific discipline, societal problems, or characteristics of earth, space, oceans, and living things."/><term thcode="25" code="21" name="disciplines" parent="2" scope="Broad categories of human inquiry or activity, such as scientific disciplines."/><term thcode="25" code="20" name="methods" parent="2" scope="Actions taken to obtain or analyze information"/><term thcode="25" code="27" name="types" parent="26" scope="Terms are types of things rather than named instances"/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="5" name="theme" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate domains of human concern, such as scientific discipline, societal problems, or characteristics of earth, space, oceans, and living things."/><term thcode="25" code="21" name="disciplines" parent="2" scope="Broad categories of human inquiry or activity, such as scientific disciplines."/><term thcode="25" code="20" name="methods" parent="2" scope="Actions taken to obtain or analyze information"/></category><altlabel><altlabel>MRIB keywords</altlabel><altlabel>MRIB keywords</altlabel><altlabel>Marine Realms Information Bank keywords</altlabel><altlabel>Marine Realms Information Bank keywords</altlabel></altlabel></thesaurus><term thcode="61" code="359" name="resources" parent="268" scope="used for natural resources exploited by humans."/><bt><term thcode="61" code="268" name="hot topics" parent="1"/><term thcode="61" code="1" name="Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keyword categories"/></bt><nt><term thcode="61" code="360" name="biological resources" parent="359" scope="used for organisms and biological products exploited by humans."/><term thcode="61" code="361" name="cultural resources" parent="359" scope="used for cultural sites, objects, traditions, or ideas."/><term thcode="61" code="363" name="energy resources" parent="359" scope="used for all renewable and non-renewable sources of energy exploited by humans."/><term thcode="61" code="374" name="food resources" parent="359" scope="issues related to food obtained from aquatic sources."/><term thcode="61" code="378" name="mineral resources" parent="359" scope="naturally occurring inorganic rocks and minerals, both metallic and nonmetallic, that are mined and processed for human use; do not use this term for combustible organic rocks such as coal."/><term thcode="61" code="379" name="recreational resources" parent="359" scope="used for topics related to the socioeconomics and environmental impacts of recreational activities and tourism in ocean and coastal areas."/><term thcode="61" code="380" name="resource management" parent="359" scope="includes fisheries management; management of coastal and marine water resources, mineral resources, and energy resources; conservation of coastal and marine species and ecosystems; and associated laws and regulations."/><term thcode="61" code="382" name="sediment resources" parent="359" scope="used for the economic and environmental aspects of aggregate mining in coastal and marine environments."/><term thcode="61" code="383" name="transportation resources" parent="359" scope="used for commercial and recreational transportation in ocean and coastal environments; includes topics related to the socioeconomics, regulation, and environmental impacts of transportation activities."/><term thcode="61" code="385" name="water resources" parent="359" scope="water in the context of human use."/></nt></descriptor>