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Powell, P.A., Gutierrez-Angonese, J., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Travis, J.M.J., Jiménez, Y.G., Montti, L. (2024). Land cover maps of Sierra de San Javier, Tucumán, Argentina, 1986-2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/4d30e697-6a97-45ed-95e6-ac4d66247284
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This dataset will be available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Land cover maps of Sierra de San Javier, Tucumán, Argentina, 1986-2018
This dataset is under embargo and will be made available by 10 November 2025 at the latest Find out more »
The data includes 4 maps with 8 classes of land used: Ligustrum forest; Subtropical montane forest; Dry forest; Montane grasslands; Anthropogenic grasslands and shrubland used for livestock and temporary agriculture, a mixed class including also herbaceous agriculture and low-density urban areas; Sugar cane; Citrus plantations, mostly lemon; high/medium-density urban and build up areas.
The work was carried out as part of NERC grant NE/S011641/1 Optimising the long-term management of invasive species affecting biodiversity and the rural economy using adaptive management
Formats
TIFF
Shapefile
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation types
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Raster
Vector - Spatial reference system
- WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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1986-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Provenance & quality
The land cover maps obtained were downloaded in raster (tif) format. All training points were presented as shape files.
Related
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Correspondence/contact details
Authors
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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Instituto de Ecología Regional (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán & CONICET), Argentina
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
environment - INSPIRE theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Keywords
- invaded forest , invasive alien species , land cover maps , Ligustrum lucidum , montane forest , Subtropical secondary forest , Yungas
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S011641/1
- Last updated
- 13 June 2024 14:18
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This dataset will be available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
CITE AS: Powell, P.A.; Gutierrez-Angonese, J.; Burslem, D.F.R.P.; Travis, J.M.J.; Jiménez, Y.G.; Montti, L. (2024). Land cover maps of Sierra de San Javier, Tucumán, Argentina, 1986-2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4d30e697-6a97-45ed-95e6-ac4d66247284