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CHARACTERISTICS OF AFRICAN SAVANNA BIOMES FOR DETERMINING WOODY COVER
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Summary
Abstract: This data set includes the soil and vegetation characteristics, herbivore estimates, and precipitation measurement data for the 854 sites described and analyzed in Sankaran et al., 2005. Savannas are globally important ecosystems of great significance to human economies. In these biomes, which are characterized by the co-dominance of trees and grasses, woody cover is a chief determinant of ... View entire text
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 16.76   S: -27.75   E: 37.24   W: -15.84

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: David E. Boleneus; J. Douglas Causey
Dataset Title: Geologic data sets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington--1. Geologic raster data
Dataset Series Name: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report
Dataset Release Date: 2000
Dataset Release Place: Spokane, WA
Dataset Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Version: version 1.0
Data Presentation Form: Map
Online Resource: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of00-495/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1998-01-01
Stop Date: 1998-12-31
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
USGS
Data Center
Publications-Western Region,Geological Division, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of the Interior Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/
Dataset ID: USGS Open-File Report 00-495

Data Center Personnel
Name: CAROLYN A. DONLIN
Phone: 650-329-5015
Fax: 650-329-5119
Email: cdonlin at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
Geology Division
345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
Province or State: California
Postal Code: 94025
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online
Distribution Size: 3.1 megabytes
Distribution Format: Arc/Info export files (Grids)
Fees: none
Personnel
DAVID BOLENEUS
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 509-368-3100
Fax: 509-368-3199
Email: dboleneu at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey
904 W. Riverside Avenue, Room 202
City: Spokane
Province or State: WA
Postal Code: 99201
Country: USA
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Publications/References
J.E. Schuster and C.F.T. Harris. Arc/InfoGeologic map of the Chewelah
1:100,000 quadrangle, Washington-Idaho, compiled by S.Z. Waggoner,
Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources Open File Report
90-14, 1990: Washington Division of Geology and Earth Resources
preliminary digital map. Unpublished (1997 dataset), Washington
Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-01-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-11-02

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