Global Ecosystems Africa
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
2010 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Modeling the terrestrial ecosystems for Africa was USGS’s final continental implementation of the ecosystem mapping methodology. Three base layers - isobioclimates, land surface forms, and surficial lithology – were modeled for Africa and then spatially combined into a set of biophysical settings representing unique ecosystems.
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Public Domain.
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