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Ecological Map Of The Vegetation Cover Of Benin

Entry ID: GNVd0064_104

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Summary

Abstract: LEGEND for ECOLOGICAL MAP of the VEGETATION COVER OF BENIN, UNEP/FAO 1978 (28
classes)

Class Class Name

( I Dry Continental Zone)

1 Semi-deciduous forest and deciduous forest, generally degraded 2 Woodland and
woodland savanna 3 Tree savanna and shrub savanna 4 Tree and shrub savanna with
high incidence of cultivation 5 Gallery forest 6 Saxicolus tree and shrub
savanna 7 Woodland savanna, tree ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 12.0

S: 6.0

E: 3.0

W: 0.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Pilot Project On Tropical Forest Cover (UNEP/GEMS-FAO)

Dataset Title: Ecological Map Of The Vegetation Cover Of Benin

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1978-01-01

Stop Date: 1978-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > WESTERN AFRICA > BENIN

CONTINENT > AFRICA > WESTERN AFRICA

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > VEGETATION SPECIES

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > BIOMASS DYNAMICS > BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND PROTECTED AREAS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

VEGETATION

VEGETATION TYPES

Data Center

Global Resource Information Database - Geneva, Division of Early Warning and Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.grid.unep.ch/
Dataset ID: GNV64

Data Center Personnel
Name: HY DAO Phone: 41-22-917-82-25 Fax: 41-22-917-80-29 Email: Hy.Dao at unep.org Contact Address: Head of Metadata & Socio-Economics Unit City: Geneva Postal Code: 1219 Country: SWITZERLAND