Terrestrial Ecoregions

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Data Description:

Classifies land into 14 major habitat types (MHTs) which reflect groupings of ecoregions with similar biological, chemical, and physical characteristics.

Boreal Forests/Taiga

Deserts and Xeric Shrublands

Flooded Grasslands and Savannas

Inland Water

Mangroves

Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands and Scrub

Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Rock and Ice

Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Temperate Conifer Forests

Temperate Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands

Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests

Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests

Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands

Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Tundra

Data Access Link(s)* :

• https://resourcewatch.org/data/explore/bio021a-Terrestrial-Ecoregions?section=All+data&selectedCollection=&zoom=0.7380922596204962&lat=7.124442486478278e-13&lng=109.2436843065764&pitch=0&bearing=0&basemap=dark&labels=light&layers=%255B%257B%2522dataset%2522%253A%2522d0968f74-f5c1-40a1-b2b5-5bac5de5cb15%2522%252C%2522opacity%2522%253A1%252C%2522layer%2522%253A%252201152647-80b6-41fb-9ebc-48a5f2411327%2522%257D%255D&aoi=&page=1&sort=relevance&sortDirection=-1&search=-+Terrestrial+Ecoregions+%28TNC%29

• https://wri-public-data.s3.amazonaws.com/resourcewatch/bio_021a_terrestrial_ecoregions.zip

GEE Link*:

• Not Available

Data Format & Resolution (if applicable):

• Vector - Polygon

Temporal Coverage (Years Available):

• Single Year (2009)

Data completeness:

Global - Number of Countries Unspecified

Source(s) and/or Author(s):

The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Olson et al (2001)

Literature Reference Link(s) *:

• https://resourcewatch.org/data/explore/bio021a-Terrestrial-Ecoregions?section=All+data&selectedCollection=&zoom=0.7380922596204962&lat=7.124442486478278e-13&lng=109.2436843065764&pitch=0&bearing=0&basemap=dark&labels=light&layers=%255B%257B%2522dataset%2522%253A%2522d0968f74-f5c1-40a1-b2b5-5bac5de5cb15%2522%252C%2522opacity%2522%253A1%252C%2522layer%2522%253A%252201152647-80b6-41fb-9ebc-48a5f2411327%2522%257D%255D&aoi=&page=1&sort=relevance&sortDirection=-1&search=-+Terrestrial+Ecoregions+%28TNC%29

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