Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1): Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset (IGHP)

Description

The Top One Percent Wild Areas Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 1, 2002 (LWP-1) is derived from the LWP-1 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value (wild = 0-1; not wild >1). The top 1% of the wild areas within each biome by realm are selected and identified. The dataset in Interrupted Goode Homolosine Projection (IGHP) is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 Data Set Overview Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-top-one-percent-wild-areas-ighp
22 Sample browse graphic of the data set. https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/wildareas-v1/wildareas-v1-top-one-percent-wild-areas-ighp/sedac-logo.jpg
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.7927%2FH4GH9FVG
21 Data Download Page https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/wildareas-v1-top-one-percent-wild-areas-ighp/data-download

Tags

  • ecosystems
  • land-use-land-cover
  • land-surface
  • biosphere
  • earth-science

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