Mean percentage of global tree canopy cover in the year 2000, defined as canopy closure for all vegetation taller than 5m in height. ...
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| Title: | Global forest cover 2000 |
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| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Description: |
Mean percentage of global tree canopy cover in the year 2000, defined as canopy closure for all vegetation taller than 5m in height. |
| License: | CC BY 4.0 |
Creator
| Name: | Florian Wolf |
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| E-mail: | florian.wolf@idiv.de |
| Organisation: | German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
Contact
| Name: | Florian Wolf |
|---|---|
| E-mail: | florian.wolf@idiv.de |
| Organisation: | German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) |
Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)
| EBV class | Ecosystem structure |
|---|---|
| EBV name | Ecosystem distribution |
Spatial domain
| Spatial extent: |
Global
W: -180.0
S: -90.0
E: 180.0
N: 90.0
|
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution: | 0.00833333 degree |
| Spatial accuracy: | 0.00833333 degree |
Temporal domain
| Temporal resolution: | Decade |
|---|---|
| Temporal extent: | From 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 |
Biological entity
| Entity type: | Ecosystem Types |
|---|---|
| Classification System Name: | Forests |
Environmental domain
| Realm: | Terrestrial |
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Metric
| Name: | Tree canopy cover for year 2000 |
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| Description: | Encoded as a percentage per output grid cell, in the range 0–100. |
| Unit: | % |
Scenario
No scenario provided |
| Description of resources: | Calculated from the tree cover maps produced by Hansen et al. (2013). Original data accessed via https://www.globalforestwatch.org. |
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Resources used to generate the data
| Resource 1 | |
| Name and version: | Global Forest Watch |
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| Type: | Dataset |
| Access: | Open |
| Link: | https://www.globalforestwatch.org |
| Reference: | |
| Resource 2 | |
| Name and version: | High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change |
| Type: | Description of protocol |
| Access: | Restricted |
| Link: | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1244693 |
| Reference: |
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