Global distribution of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests

20111006 16454500 FALSE 20210924 10320400 20210924 11011300 WCMC_066_TropicalMontaneCloudForestSites1997 002 -155.589264 152.879625 -28.133319 23.466681 1 Geographic GCS_WGS_1984 Angular Unit: Degree (0.017453) <GeographicCoordinateSystem xsi:type='typens:GeographicCoordinateSystem' xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance' xmlns:xs='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema' xmlns:typens='http://www.esri.com/schemas/ArcGIS/2.8.0'><WKT>GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433],AUTHORITY["EPSG",4326]]</WKT><XOrigin>-400</XOrigin><YOrigin>-400</YOrigin><XYScale>1111948722.2222219</XYScale><ZOrigin>0</ZOrigin><ZScale>1</ZScale><MOrigin>0</MOrigin><MScale>1</MScale><XYTolerance>8.983152841195215e-09</XYTolerance><ZTolerance>0.001</ZTolerance><MTolerance>0.001</MTolerance><HighPrecision>true</HighPrecision><LeftLongitude>-180</LeftLongitude><WKID>4326</WKID><LatestWKID>4326</LatestWKID></GeographicCoordinateSystem> 1.0 150000000 5000 INSPIRE ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.3000 en This dataset shows the location of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory compiled by UNEP-WCMC and published in "A Global Directory of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests", Aldrich et al., 1997. This inventory was compiled from literature searches and correspondence with regional experts, and contains a total of 529 sites. The central location for each site is recorded but does not identify the great variability in their size, which ranges from 50 hectares to hundreds of square kilometres. Tropical montane cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. Urgent action is needed to conserve these rich mountain forests, not only because they harbour concentrations of endemic and threatened species but to maintain their vital role in the provision of freshwater. All tropical forests are under threat but cloud forests are uniquely threatened both by human pressures and by climate change impacting on temperature, rainfall and the formation of clouds in mountain areas. Cloud forests are a rare habitat of tropical mountains which have not received sufficient attention for their exceptional concentrations of biodiversity and as sources of freshwater. This threat and rarity makes it necessary to map the location of cloud forests to improve unerstanding and conservation efforts. UNEP-WCMC 1997 Global distribution of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests cloudfor010pnt vector digital data Full citation: Locations of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory compiled by UNEP-WCMC and published in "A Global Directory of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests", Aldrich et al., 1997. publication date 1997 Complete Irregular -155.589264 152.879625 23.466681 -28.133319 -155.589264 152.879625 -28.133319 23.466681 unknown cloud forest cloud forests forests tropical montane mountain global world Africa Americas unknown Asia Apply to the UNEP-WCMC for terms and conditions of access. 1) Adhere to terms and conditions of access 2) acknowledge the source appropriately, 3) do not re-distribute part or all of these data without contacting UNEP-WCMC Shapefile Spatial Analysis Coordinator +44 (0) 1223277314 +44 (0) 1223277136 UNEP-WCMC mailing and physical address

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Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL UK +44 (0) 1223277136 spatialanalysis@unep-wcmc.org Downloadable Data 0.014 0.014 Vector Simple FALSE 529 TRUE FALSE GCS_WGS_1984 Decimal degrees 0.000000 0.000000 D_WGS_1984 WGS_1984 6378137.000000 298.257224 Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates 1.000000 WCMC_066_TropicalMontaneCloudForestSites1997 Feature Class 529 Global distribution of cloud forests (point) UNEP-WCMC objectid_1 objectid_1 OID 4 10 0 Internal feature number. Esri Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. OBJECTID OBJECTID Integer 4 Internal feature number. ESRI Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated. 10 0 arcgis_geodatabase.sde.WCMC_066_TropicalMontaneCloudForestSites1997.area arcgis_geodatabase.sde.WCMC_066_TropicalMontaneCloudForestSites1997.area Double 8 18 8 PERIMETER PERIMETER Double 8 Internal feature number. ESRI 18 8 CLOUDSPT_ CLOUDSPT_ Integer 4 Internal feature number. ESRI 10 0 AREANAME AREANAME String 50 Forest location UNEP-WCMC 0 0 CLOUDSPT_I CLOUDSPT_I Integer 4 10 0 ISO3 ISO3 String 3 ISO3 Country Code UNEP-WCMC 0 0 LAT LAT Double 8 Latitude UNEP-WCMC 18 8 LON LON Double 8 Longitude UNEP-WCMC 18 8 SITE_CODE SITE_CODE Double 8 Unique identifier for site UNEP-WCMC 18 8 UNIQUE_ UNIQUE_ Integer 4 10 0 POLYGONID POLYGONID Integer 4 10 0 SCALE SCALE Double 8 18 8 ANGLE ANGLE Integer 4 10 0 SHAPE shape Geometry 8 0 0 Feature geometry. ESRI Coordinates defining the features. Data from various sources. For a full list of controbutors contact UNEP-WCMC. Dataset copied. withheld 20080305 11074300 Dataset copied. withheld 20111003 17400700 Dataset copied. 20111006 16454500 A wide range of sources at various scales have been incorporated.. A crucial aspect of the collation of this dataset is ensuring that the dataset is of the highest possible scientific quality through the involvement of the key experts worldwide. This dataset is assumed to be complete at the time of publication. Records from many different sources were reviewed for inclusion, based on published and peer reviewed scientific literature and outreach to expert knowledge. UNEP-WCMC Spatial Analysis Unit +44 (0) 1223277314 +44 (0) 1223277136 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL UK spatialanalysis@unep-wcmc.org 20210924 UNEP-WCMC Spatial Analysis Unit +44 (0) 1223277314 +44 (0) 1223277136 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DL UK spatialanalysis@unep-wcmc.org Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class Global Distribution of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests 1997 UNEP-WCMC vector digital data Citation: Aldrich, M., Billington, C., Edwards, M., Laidlaw, R. (1997). Locations of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory in "A Global Directory of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests". Cambridge (UK): UNEP-WCMC. <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>This dataset shows the location of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory compiled by UNEP-WCMC and published in "A Global Directory of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests", Aldrich et al., 1997. This inventory was compiled from literature searches and correspondence with regional experts, and contains a total of 529 sites. The central location for each site is recorded but does not identify the great variability in their sizes, which range from 50 hectares to hundreds of square kilometres.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> Tropical montane cloud forests represent a rare and fragile ecosystem that is under threat in many parts of the world. Urgent action is needed to conserve these rich mountain forests, not only because they harbour concentrations of endemic and threatened species but to maintain their vital role in the provision of freshwater. All tropical forests are under threat but cloud forests are uniquely threatened both by human pressures and by climate change impacting on temperature, rainfall and the formation of clouds in mountain areas. Cloud forests are a rare habitat of tropical mountains which have not received sufficient attention for their exceptional concentrations of biodiversity and as sources of freshwater. This threat and rarity makes it necessary to map the location of cloud forests to improve understanding and conservation efforts. 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Locations of tropical montane cloud forest sites as recorded in a worldwide inventory in "A Global Directory of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests". Cambridge (UK): UNEP-WCMC. Records from many different sources were reviewed for inclusion, based on published and peer reviewed scientific literature and outreach to expert knowledge. A wide range of sources at various scales have been incorporated.. A crucial aspect of the collation of this dataset is ensuring that the dataset is of the highest possible scientific quality through the involvement of the key experts worldwide. This dataset is assumed to be complete at the time of publication. Data from various sources. For a full list of controbutors contact UNEP-WCMC. 529 dataset EPSG 6.2(3.0.1)