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Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Mammals of the Americas Family Richness

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_SPECIES_MAM_RICH

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Summary

Abstract: The Mammals of the Americas Family Richness Grids of the Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1 are aggregations of the presence grids data at the family level. They are available in 30-arc second (1 kilometer) resolutions. The cell values represent the number of species in a particular family. The input vector layers were produced by a consortium led by NatureServe. The gridding and grid processing are done by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The data in Band Interleaved by Line (BIL) and maps in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

Purpose: To provide provide information on the number of mammal species present at a 1 kilometer spatial resolution which can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions.

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 0.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and NatureServe

Dataset Title: Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Mammals of the Americas Family Richness

Dataset Release Date: 2008

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 1.00

Data Presentation Form: raster, tabular, map

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/species-v1-americas-mamma...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2005-01-01

Stop Date: 2007-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA > CARIBBEAN

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CARNIVORES > SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS

ISO Topic Category

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Research Data Archive, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: 554.0

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.