34ed80fa-e80c-11e4-af58-00155da3c410 None dataset U.S. Geological Survey None pointOfContact 2023-03-01 ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003 https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63e4622ed34e9fa19a9c007a 4326 Africa Isobioclimates 2013 publication Climate - in terms of temperature, precipitation and continentality - is a primary determinant in the distribution of vegetation. Salvador Rivas-Martinez and Salvador Rivas-Saenz (2004) developed a global bioclimatic classification system that quantifies key bioclimatic indices reflective of vegetation distributions. These indices can be used to model thermotypes (i.e. hot-cold gradients) and ombrotypes (i.e. wet-dry gradients). Their model was translated into GIS spatial algorithms during modeling of the US ES bioclimate data (Warner et. al. 2008). These spatial models were used (with minor adaptations) with Worldclim climatological data (Hijmans et. al. 2005) to model/map thermotypes and ombrotypes. These two maps were then combined into an isobioclimate map with a total of 157 composite classes. The African isobioclimate data was developed as a primary input dataset for an African Ecological Footprint mapping project undertaken by the U.S. Geological Survey and The Nature Conservancy. The project used a biophysical stratification approach - combining isobioclimate, surficial lithology, land surface forms, landcover, topographic moisture potential, and biogeographic ecological divisions - to generate ecological footprints. The composition and distribution of these unique footprints of the physical and biological landscape was then reviewed by regional vegetation and landscape ecology experts and attributed (labeled) to an intermediate scale African ecosystem class. completed U.S. Geological Survey None pointOfContact Ecology Ecosystems Climate Soil Water Climate Africa None climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere 1 -25.3614820573576 63.501851272106414 -46.982805642162305 37.542194354157274 https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/africa_platform/wms?SERVICE=WMS&REQUEST=GetCapabilities OGC:WMS isobioclimate Bioclimates - EU Africa Knowledge Platform Map Viewer https://testalpha.biopama.org/explore_maps?search=isobioclimate website Bioclimate-port Bioclimates - EU Africa Knowledge Platform Map Viewer https://testalpha.biopama.org/dataset/african-isobioclimates CKAN Bioclimate-port Bioclimates - EU Africa Knowledge Platform Catalogue https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63e4622ed34e9fa19a9c007a WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download africa_isobioclimates_90m.zip Africa Isobioclimates (Zipped Data Format) https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/63e4622ed34e9fa19a9c007a WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download africa_ecosys_lookup_tables.xls Legend (xls table) https://www.aag.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Africa_Ecosystems_Booklet.pdf WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Africa_Ecosystems_Booklet.pdf Africa Ecosystems Booklet (PDF) https://git.wur.nl/isric/soils4africa/s4a-registry/-/tree/main/usgs/34ed80fa-e80c-11e4-af58-00155da3.yml canonical Source of the record canonical