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Ecological Limitations to Commercial Forestry in Canada

Entry ID: Caecolim_GFW

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Summary

Abstract: This raster layer is the result of a mapping analysis by
GFW Canada to assess the limitations to commercial forestry
within Canada's Commercial Forest Zone. GFW Canada's
analysis is based on the Canada Land Inventory (CLI), a
detailed assessment of the ability of land to support
commercial forestry based on soils, climate, landform, and
vegetation. The CLI was developed by the federal government
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Related URL

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Homepage of Global Forest Watch (GFW) which provides and uses the
Cameroon Concession data in their forest monitoring
network. Additional information on the GFW is also provided here.

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: Global Forest Watch, Canada which provides information on their
history, partners, and current research.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 67.05

S: 41.4

E: -63.07

W: -135.18

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: World Resources Institute

Dataset Title: Ecological Limitations to Commercial Forestry

Dataset Release Date: 2001-02-26

Dataset Release Place: Washington, D.C.

Dataset Publisher: World Resources Institute

Data Presentation Form: map coverage

Online Resource: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/english/datawarehouse/index.asp#

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1967-01-01

Stop Date: 2000-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST MANAGEMENT

AGRICULTURE > FOREST SCIENCE > FOREST PRODUCTS/COMMODITIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not provided

LOGICAL CONSISTENCY REPORT: Unknown

COMPLETENESS REPORT: Completeness information not available.

LINEAGE/PROCESS STEP:
PROCESS DESCRIPTION: Unknown
PROCESS DATE: Unknown

Access Constraints ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None

DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN

GOSIC

G3OS/

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/
Dataset ID: ______DSI-9670 ____

Data Center Personnel
Name: NCDC CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone: 828-271-4800 Fax: 828-271-4876 Email: ncdc.orders at noaa.gov Contact Address: 151 Patton Avenue, Room 120 City: Asheville Province or State: NC Postal Code: 28801-5001 Country: USA