A New Map of Global Ecological Land Units — An Ecophysiographic Stratification Approach.

@book{unknown2014,
  Title = {A New Map of Global Ecological Land Units — An Ecophysiographic Stratification Approach.},
  Author = {},
  Editor = {Sayre, R. and Dangermond, J. and Frye, C. and Vaughan, R. and Aniello, P. and Breyer, S. and Cribbs, D. and Hopkins, D. and Nauman, R. and Derrenbacher, W. and Wright, D. and Brown, C. and Convis, C. and Smith, J. and Benson, L. and VanSistine, D.P. and Warner, H. and Cress, J. and Danielson, J. and Hamann, S. and Cecere, T. and Reddy, A. and Burton, D. and Grosse, A. and True, D. and Metzger, M.J. and Hartmann, J. and Moosdorf, N. and Dürr, H.H. and Paganini, M. and DeFourny, P. and Arino, O. and Maynard, S. and Anderson, M.},
  Year = {2014},
  Doi = {10.13140/2.1.2167.8887},
  Isbn = {978-0-89291-276-6},
  Abstract = {In response to the need and an intergovernmental commission for a high resolution and data-derived global ecosystem map, land surface elements of global ecological pattern were characterized in an ecophysiographic stratification of the planet. The stratification produced 3,923 terrestrial ecological land units (ELUs) at a base resolution of 250 meters. The ELUs were derived from data on land surface features in a three step approach. The first step involved acquiring or developing four global raster datalayers representing the primary components of ecosystem structure: bioclimate, landform, lithology, and land cover. These datasets generally represent the most accurate, current, globally comprehensive, and finest spatial and thematic resolution data available for each of the four inputs. The second step involved a spatial combination of the four inputs into a single, new integrated raster dataset where every cell represents a combination of values from the bioclimate, landforms, lithology, and land cover datalayers. This foundational global raster datalayer, called ecological facets (EFs), contains 47,650 unique combinations of the four inputs. The third step involved an aggregation of the EFs into the 3,923 ELUs. This subdivision of the Earth’s surface into relatively fine, ecological land areas is designed to be useful for various types of ecosystem research and management applications, including assessments of climate change impacts to ecosystems, economic and non-economic valuation of ecosystem services, and conservation planning.},
}

TY  - BOOK
ED  - Sayre, R
ED  - Dangermond, J
ED  - Frye, C
ED  - Vaughan, R
ED  - Aniello, P
ED  - Breyer, S
ED  - Cribbs, D
ED  - Hopkins, D
ED  - Nauman, R
ED  - Derrenbacher, W.
ED  - Wright, D
ED  - Brown, C
ED  - Convis, C
ED  - Smith, J
ED  - Benson, L
ED  - VanSistine, D.P.
ED  - Warner, H.
ED  - Cress, J.
ED  - Danielson, J
ED  - Hamann, S
ED  - Cecere, T
ED  - Reddy, A
ED  - Burton, D
ED  - Grosse, A
ED  - True, D
ED  - Metzger, M.J.
ED  - Hartmann, J.
ED  - Moosdorf, Nils
ED  - Dürr, H.H.
ED  - Paganini, M.
ED  - DeFourny, P.
ED  - Arino, O.
ED  - Maynard, S.
ED  - Anderson, M.
TI  - A New Map of Global Ecological Land Units — An Ecophysiographic Stratification Approach.
PY  - 2014
DO  - 10.13140/2.1.2167.8887
SN  - 978-0-89291-276-6
AB  - In response to the need and an intergovernmental commission for a high resolution and data-derived global ecosystem map, land surface elements of global ecological pattern were characterized in an ecophysiographic stratification of the planet. The stratification produced 3,923 terrestrial ecological land units (ELUs) at a base resolution of 250 meters. The ELUs were derived from data on land surface features in a three step approach. The first step involved acquiring or developing four global raster datalayers representing the primary components of ecosystem structure: bioclimate, landform, lithology, and land cover. These datasets generally represent the most accurate, current, globally comprehensive, and finest spatial and thematic resolution data available for each of the four inputs. The second step involved a spatial combination of the four inputs into a single, new integrated raster dataset where every cell represents a combination of values from the bioclimate, landforms, lithology, and land cover datalayers. This foundational global raster datalayer, called ecological facets (EFs), contains 47,650 unique combinations of the four inputs. The third step involved an aggregation of the EFs into the 3,923 ELUs. This subdivision of the Earth’s surface into relatively fine, ecological land areas is designed to be useful for various types of ecosystem research and management applications, including assessments of climate change impacts to ecosystems, economic and non-economic valuation of ecosystem services, and conservation planning.
ER  -