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Freshwater Ecoregions of the World
Nov 18, 2011
(Last modified Jan 13, 2016)
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Dataset was scientifically peer reviewed
- Description:
- Freshwater Ecoregions of the World, (FEOW) provides a new global biogeographic regionalization of the Earth's freshwater biodiversity. Covering virtually all freshwater habitats on Earth, this first-ever ecoregion map, together with associated species data, is a useful tool for underpinning global and regional conservation planning efforts, particularly to identify outstanding and imperiled freshwater systems; for serving as a logical framework for large-scale conservation strategies; and for providing a global-scale knowledge base for increasing freshwater biogeographic literacy.
This version of the FEOW, modified by The Nature Conservancy, includes additional tabular data describing Major Habitat Types (MHTs, similar to terrestrial biomes). These MHTs were developed by TNC and WWF, Inc., but have not undergone rigorous review and are as of yet unpublished. All ecoregions are nested within the eleven MHTs' boundaries.
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Abell et al. 2008, Word Wildlife Fund.Modified by The Nature Conservancy
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TNC is the originator of this version of the FEOW. Ecoregion names, codes, and boundaries are identical to those in the published version by TNC and WWF, Inc. This version differs as it also includes Major Habitat Types and a 5-digit ecoregion ID.
Citation for the Ecoregions:
Robin Abell, Michele L. Thieme, Carmen Revenga, Mark Bryer, Maurice Kottelat, Nina Bogutskaya, Brian Coad, Nick Mandrak, Salvador Contreras Balderas, William Bussing, Melanie L. J. Stiassny, Paul Skelton, Gerald R. Allen, Peter Unmack, Alexander Naseka, Rebecca Ng, Nikolai Sindorf, James Robertson, Eric Armijo, Jonathan V. Higgins, Thomas J. Heibel, Eric Wikramanayake, David Olson, Hugo L. López, Roberto E. Reis, John G. Lundberg, Mark H. Sabaj Pérez, and Paulo Petry. 2008. Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation. BioScience. Vol. 58 No. 5: 403-414.
Citation for the Major Habitat Types:
TNC and WWF, Inc. 2008. Freshwater Major Habitat Types. Unpublished digital media modified from: Abell et al. 2008. Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation. BioScience. Vol. 58 No. 5: 403-414.
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The World Wildlife FundThe Nature Conservancy
- Contact Person(s):
Robin Abell
Timothy Boucher
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.
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About the Uploader
TNC GIS Staff
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This is a shared account for TNC staff to use to upload spatial data, to avoid the problem of data being "orphaned" when an individual leaves TNC.
