Percent Tree Cover in Mountain Regions 2002
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Additional Info
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | https://resources.unep-wcmc.org/products/7667394251834410a4708c8f619c4337 |
| Author | UNEP-WCMC |
| Maintainer | UNEP-WCMC |
| Last Updated | March 9, 2023, 14:17 (UTC) |
| Created | March 9, 2023, 12:16 (UTC) |
| GUID | unep-wcmc-rsrc-geospatial-dataset-7667394251834410a4708c8f619c4337 |
| Issued | 2022-06-08T14:03:43.399+00:00 |
| Language | en |
| Modified | 2022-06-24T09:29:47.371+00:00 |
| Publisher email | info@unep-wcmc.org |
| Publisher name | UNEP-WCMC |
| Theme | Geospatial Dataset |
| avg_rating | 0 |
| citation | UNEP-WCMC. (2002). Tree Cover in Mountain Regions. Cambridge (UK): UNEP-WCMC. https://doi.org/10.34892/dvwq-4j45 |
| data_type | webpage |
| date_published | 2002-01-01 |
| icon_url | https://resources.unep-wcmc.orghttps://data-gis.unep-wcmc.org/portal/sharing/rest/content/items/7667394251834410a4708c8f619c4337/info/thumbnail/ago_downloaded.png |
| license | unep-wcmc-general |
| num_views | 12 |
| short_description | The mountains dataset has been overlayed with a global data set on percent tree cover taken from MODIS 1-km resolution percent tree cover data, courtesy of University of Maryland Global Land Cover Facility. Mountain forests provide a range of services to mountain communities and to people outside mountain areas, and have a key role in the maintenance of global biodiversity. Species richness, density and forest height tend to reduce with increasing altitude; the boundary between forest vegetation and more open ground cover at higher elevation 'the treeline' is an ecological marker signifying the transition to more extreme climatic conditions. |