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Species 2000

Entry ID: Species2000

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Summary

Abstract: Species 2000 has the objective of enumerating all known species of
plants, animals, fungi and microbes on Earth as the baseline dataset
for studies of global biodiversity. It will also provide a simple
access point enabling users to link from here to other data systems
for all groups of organisms, using direct species-links. Users
worldwide will be able to verify the scientific name, status and
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Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: Metadata in National Biological Information Infrastructure format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: AIMS, Biosys UK, DSMZ, CABI, ETI, ICLARM, ICTV, IOC, IOPI, IOP, ILDIS, ITIS, Missouri Botanical Garden, RIKEN, Royal Botanic Gardens, USDA,

Dataset Title: Species 2000

Dataset Release Place: United Kingdom

Dataset Publisher: Species 2000

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://www.sp2000.org/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1900-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > HEAT FLUX

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

NRMI > Natural Resources Management Index

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this data set. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free redistribution without explicit written permission from CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.

Ancillary Keywords

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Biodiversity > Endangered Species

CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Biodiversity > Protected Species

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NRMI_2011

Data Center Personnel
Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 845-365-8920 Fax: +1 845-365-8922 Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000 City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_NRMI_2011

Data Center Personnel
Name: ROBERT CHEN Phone: 1-845-365-8952 Fax: 1-845-365-8922 Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu Contact Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment CIESIN/Columbia University P. O. Box 1000 61 Route 9W City: Palisades Province or State: NY Postal Code: 10964 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: online WWW

Fees: none

Personnel

PHILIP J. BROWN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (303) 236-1310

Email: pbrown at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

U.S. Geological Survey

Box 25046, MS 964

MS 964 Denver Federal Center

City: Denver

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80225

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-09-23

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-26

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