World Biodiversity Database
Entry ID: WBD

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Summary
Abstract: ETI's World Biodiversity Database is a continuously growing taxonomic
database and information system that aims at documenting all presently
known species (about 1.7 million) and to make this important
biological information worldwide accessible. The WBD contains
taxonomic information (hierarchies), species names, synonyms,
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Description: Metadata in National Biological Information Infrastructure format.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification
Dataset Title: World Biodiversity Database
Dataset Release Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dataset Publisher: ETI
Data Presentation Form: database
Online Resource: http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/index.php
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Science Keywords
BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS Parameter Definition
BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES Parameter Definition
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
L1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System,Biospheric Information Systems Branch, Hydrospheric and Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: MYBCER Collection 5

Data Center Personnel
Name: LAADS USER SUPPORT TEAM
Phone: 301-731-2917, 1-866-506-6347 (toll-free - US only)
Fax: 301-577-6622
Email: modapsuso at sigmaspace.com
Contact Address:
LAADS User Support Team
4801 Forbes Boulevard
City: Lanham
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20706
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online (FTP)
Distribution Format: JPG
Fees: No Fee
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 301-731-2917, 1-866-506-6347 (toll-free - US only)
Fax: 301-577-6622
Email: modapsuso at sigmaspace.com
Contact Address:
LAADS User Support Team
4801 Forbes Boulevard
City: Lanham
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20706
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-06-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-26

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