Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Ecosystems Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector, raster, tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4KW5CZ6 Description: Abstract: The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Ecosystems provides data and information on the extent and classification of ecosystems circa 2000, including coastal, cultivated, forest and woodlands, inland water bodies, islands, marine, mountains (elevation), polar, and urban. The data set also includes socioeconomic reporting units and the location of regional MA projects. The data were used in a number of different ways in the assessment, contributing to an understanding of how humans have altered ecosystems, how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being, and how ecosystem changes may affect people in future decades. Purpose: To preserve access to the original ecosystems data used by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) and other related research. Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 20000101 Ending_Date: 20001231 Currentness_Reference: publication date Status: Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.000000 East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.000000 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.000000 South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.000000 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SEDAC Theme Theme_Keyword: Agriculture Theme_Keyword: Climate Theme_Keyword: Conservation Theme_Keyword: Land Use Theme_Keyword: Marine and Coastal Theme_Keyword: Sustainability Theme_Keyword: Urban Theme_Keyword: Water Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format) Theme_Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Ecological Dynamics > Ecosystems Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: General Theme_Keyword: Coastal Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Cultivated Areas Classification Theme_Keyword: Forest Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Island Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Mountain Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Polar Ecosystem Theme_Keyword: Woodland Classification Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO Topic Theme_Keyword: Biota Theme_Keyword: Elevation Theme_Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover Theme_Keyword: Inland Waters Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.6 Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: Data Granularity Theme_Keyword: Global Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, Version 3.1 Place_Keyword: Global Access_Constraints: None Use_Constraints: Users are free to use the work for non-commercial purposes, without restriction, as long as clear attribution of the source is provided. 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Box 1000 City: Palisades State_or_Province: New York Postal_Code: 10964 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/downloads/maps/ma/ma-climate-land-cover/sedac-logo.jpg Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Scenarios Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, vector, tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington,DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H47P8WB9 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Population Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CF9N1K Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Biodiversity Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector, raster, tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4V9860B Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Climate and Land Cover Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector, raster, tabular Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4QJ7F8M Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Publication_Date: 20050529 Title: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: MA Rapid Land Cover Change Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector, raster Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Washington, DC Publisher: Island Press Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4G44N76 Larger_Work_Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Lepers, E., E.F. Lambin, A.C.Janetos, R. DeFries, F. Achard, N. Ramankutty, and R.J. Scholes Publication_Date: 20050201 Title: A Synthesis of Information on Rapid Land-cover Change for the Period 1981- 2000 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article Series_Information: Series_Name: BioScience Issue_Identification: 55 (2): 115-124 Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0115:ASOIOR]2.0.CO;2 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: WGS84 Ellipsoid_Name: WGS84 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257224 Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. 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