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Conservation assessment of Central American vegetation and ecoregions : gap analysis approach

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INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GROUP (IRG)

Conservation assessment of Central American vegetation and ecoregions : gap analysis approach

The present report assesses the degree to which both existing and proposed protected areas and corridors in Central America do or could protect landscape-level biodiversity, represented herein as vegetation types delineated from remotely sensed imagery.

Li, Xiaojun; Boucher, Timothy · 1999

Abstract

A comprehensive, standardized, and thematically appropriate map of Central American vegetation and land cover types was developed by classifying remotely sensed imagery (AVHRR -- Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer imagery -- 1 square kilometer resolution) using advanced digital image processing routines and expertise provided by the Central America Vegetation Working Group (VWG). The map identifies 17 remaining natural vegetation types with a classification accuracy estimated to exceed 80%. Using a gap analysis approach, a map of existing and proposed protected areas and corridors was overlaid on the vegetation map to analyze the protection status of vegetation types. Of the 17 natural vegetation types, 11 were found to be underrepresented (

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Classification

Document type: Assessment Documents
DEC type: Assessment
Geography: Central America
Subject: Natural resources management
DEC terms: Biological diversityClassificationEnvironmental degradationEnvironmental researchExperts
Sponsoring organization: Central American Commission on the Environment and DevelopmentUSAID. Bur. for Latin America and the Caribbean
Authoring organization: International Resources Group (IRG)The Nature Conservancy (TNC)Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (New York, NY)
Language: English

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