Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere

This data set contains distribution information for all birds occurring in the Western Hemisphere. The goal of this project is to make this distributional information freely available to the public to inform conservation and other land-use decisions. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by NatureSer...

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Main Authors: NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions., National Center for Analysis and Synthesis, Robert Ridgely, Tom Allnutt, Thomas Brooks, Don McNicol, David Mehlman, Bruce Young, James Zook
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Published: Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5063/AA/connolly.128.1
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spelling dataone:doi:10.5063/AA/connolly.128.1 2024-06-03T18:46:46+00:00 Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions. National Center for Analysis and Synthesis Robert Ridgely Tom Allnutt Thomas Brooks Don McNicol David Mehlman Bruce Young James Zook The project covers continental North, Central, and South America and associated islands, including all near shore islands in Canada and the United States, islands in the Bering Sea, and the U.S. Aleutian islands; the entire Caribbean; the Mexican islands of Guadalupe and the Revillagigedo archipelago; the Galápagos islands including Isla del Coco (Costa Rica); the Colombian Pacific islands of Malpelo and Gorgona; the Chilean islands of San Ambrosia, San Félix and the Juan Fernández Archipelago; the Falkland Islands; and the Brazilian islands of Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas. This coverage excludes Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and mid-Atlantic islands such as Bermuda, Tristan da Cunha, and South Georgia. ENVELOPE(180.0,-30.875,86.75,-59.5) 2005-08-02T23:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5063/AA/connolly.128.1 unknown Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity distribution maps Western Hemisphere birds Dataset dataone:urn:node:KNB https://doi.org/10.5063/AA/connolly.128.1 2024-06-03T18:01:18Z This data set contains distribution information for all birds occurring in the Western Hemisphere. The goal of this project is to make this distributional information freely available to the public to inform conservation and other land-use decisions. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by NatureServe, The Nature Conservancy/Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International/CABS, World Wildlife Fund-US, and Environment Canada governs the development and sharing of these data. Dataset Bering Sea Greenland Aleutian Islands Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity (via DataONE) Bering Sea Canada Greenland Pacific Tristan ENVELOPE(140.900,140.900,-66.735,-66.735) Rocas ENVELOPE(-56.948,-56.948,-63.398,-63.398) ENVELOPE(180.0,-30.875,86.75,-59.5)
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Western Hemisphere
birds
spellingShingle distribution maps
Western Hemisphere
birds
NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions.
National Center for Analysis and Synthesis
Robert Ridgely
Tom Allnutt
Thomas Brooks
Don McNicol
David Mehlman
Bruce Young
James Zook
Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
topic_facet distribution maps
Western Hemisphere
birds
description This data set contains distribution information for all birds occurring in the Western Hemisphere. The goal of this project is to make this distributional information freely available to the public to inform conservation and other land-use decisions. A Memorandum of Understanding signed by NatureServe, The Nature Conservancy/Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International/CABS, World Wildlife Fund-US, and Environment Canada governs the development and sharing of these data.
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author NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions.
National Center for Analysis and Synthesis
Robert Ridgely
Tom Allnutt
Thomas Brooks
Don McNicol
David Mehlman
Bruce Young
James Zook
author_facet NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions.
National Center for Analysis and Synthesis
Robert Ridgely
Tom Allnutt
Thomas Brooks
Don McNicol
David Mehlman
Bruce Young
James Zook
author_sort NCEAS 4080: Synthesis of the biodiversity knowledge base: Towards a global database of terrestrial vertebrate distributions.
title Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
title_short Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
title_full Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
title_fullStr Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
title_full_unstemmed Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere
title_sort digital distribution maps of the birds of the western hemisphere
publisher Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity
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op_coverage The project covers continental North, Central, and South America and associated islands, including all near shore islands in Canada and the United States, islands in the Bering Sea, and the U.S. Aleutian islands; the entire Caribbean; the Mexican islands of Guadalupe and the Revillagigedo archipelago; the Galápagos islands including Isla del Coco (Costa Rica); the Colombian Pacific islands of Malpelo and Gorgona; the Chilean islands of San Ambrosia, San Félix and the Juan Fernández Archipelago; the Falkland Islands; and the Brazilian islands of Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas. This coverage excludes Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and mid-Atlantic islands such as Bermuda, Tristan da Cunha, and South Georgia.
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