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World Biodiversity Database

Entry ID: WBD

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Summary

Abstract: ETI's World Biodiversity Database is a continuously growing taxonomic
database and information system that aims at documenting all presently
known species (about 1.7 million) and to make this important
biological information worldwide accessible. The WBD contains
taxonomic information (hierarchies), species names, synonyms,
descriptions, illustrations and literature ...

Related URL

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: Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification

Dataset Title: World Biodiversity Database

Dataset Release Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dataset Publisher: ETI

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/index.php

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

LANDSAT-5

Instrument

TM > Thematic Mapper

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

SMEX03 > Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003

Ancillary Keywords

AMSR-E

Landsat-5

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NSIDC_DAAC

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 18.2 MB

Distribution Format: GeoTIFF

Fees: None

Personnel

MICHAEL COSH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: (301) 504-6461

Fax: (301) 504-8931

Email: mcosh at hydrolab.arsusda.gov

Contact Address:

USDA ARS Hydrology Lab

104 Bldg. 007

BARC-West

City: Beltsville

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20705

Country: USA

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Landsat Missions. 1 May 2008. http://landsat.usgs.gov/ 1 May 2008.

Sheffner, Ed. Landsat Program. 5 October 1991. http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/landsat/landsat.html 31 October 2007. SMEX03: Soil Moisture Experiments in 2003. 23 October 2006. http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/smex03/ 29 October 2007.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2007-11-15

Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-03-09

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