Last of the Wild terrestrial biomes, South America (2005)

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The Last of the Wild represents the least influenced (most wild) areas of major terrestrial biomes. Most wild in each biome are defined as areas with Human Footprint Index values less than or equal to 10. The map shows the distribution of what remains the least influenced areas in each biome.

The Last of the Wild Dataset of the Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2) is derived from the LWP-2 Human Footprint Dataset. The gridded data are classified according to their raster value (wild = 0-10; not wild >10). The ten largest polygons of more than 5 square kilometers within each biome by realm are selected and identified. The dataset is produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

If you wish to download this data, refer to the data provider at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/downloads.jsp

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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Original publication: Sanderson, E.W., M. Jaiteh, M.A. Levy, K.H. Redford, A.V. Wannebo, and G. Woolmer. 2003. The Human Footprint and The Last of the Wild. BioScience 52, no.10 (October 2002): 891-904

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1995-2004
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Title: Last of the Wild Project, Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Last of the Wild Dataset
Credits: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University

Citation: Last of the Wild Data Version 2, 2005 (LWP-2): Global Last of the Wild (LTW). Wildlife Conservation (WCS) and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). Available: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wildareas/

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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from WCS or CIESIN. Users should acknowledge WCS and CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. WCS or CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
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