28 datasets found

The mountains dataset has been overlaid with a global data set on percent tree cover taken from MODIS 1-km resolution percent tree cover data, courtesy of University of Maryland...

This dataset shows the known locations of sea turtle feeding sites, for five of the seven species: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), leatherback turtle (Dermochelys...

This dataset shows the global distribution of dive centres, some of which are PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) affiliated. Records and locations extracted...

The dataset shows the global distribution of islands greater than about 0.06 sq-km. The information given here relates to version 1 of the dataset. This dataset, also known as...

This dataset was created show the original habitat types as they were before man's influence in the Indo-Malayan realm; change over time can be seen when used alongside the...

This dataset shows the known locations of sea turtle nesting sites, for all seven species: hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Kemp's ridley turtle (Lepidochelys kempii),...

The purpose of the work, which began in 1976, was to show how the national forests of the United States fit within the global ecoregional scheme. In this system an ecoregion is...

We present a new global distribution map of tropical dry forest derived from the recently developed MODIS Vegetation Continuous Fields (VCF) product, which depicts percentage...

To provide a global context for a discussion of mountain forests, it is first necessary to define the locations and types of mountain forests, and this in turn requires a...

This dataset shows the modelled global patterns of above ground biomass of mangrove forests. The dataset was developed by the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge,...

This dataset shows the location of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory compiled by UNEP-WCMC and published in "A Global Directory of...

This dataset shows the global distribution of islands. This dataset has been substantially refined through the work of a number of organisations, including UNEP World...

This dataset shows the global distribution of mangrove forests, derived from earth observation satellite imagery. The dataset was created using Global Land Survey (GLS) data and...

To produce this map, topographical data from the GTOPO30 global digital elevation model (USGS EROS Data Center 1996) were used to generate slope and local (5km radius) elevation...

This map is a simplified representation of the eight Biogeographical Realms of the world. This global map provides a useful general framework for conducting biogeographical or...

This dataset combines two separately published datasets: the “Marine Ecoregions Of the World” (MEOW; 2007) and the “Pelagic Provinces Of the World” (PPOW; 2012). These datasets...

Holdridge’s work was aimed to correlate world plant formations with simple climatic data. The system embraces all major environmental factors in three hierarchical tiers. Level...

Udvardy's map of biogeographical provinces. There are three versions of the dataset present. All are in geographic coordinates, WGS84. 1. Udvardy_py - the dataset in its...

This dataset shows the global distribution of mangroves, and was produced as a joint initiative of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), International Society...

This dataset, compiled from various sources at UNEP-WCMC, shows the current extent of global forest cover and the original extent of global forest cover before human impact. It...