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Citation (What is it about and who created it or owns it)
Title Biomes of South Africa
Publication Date2006
PublisherSouth African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI)
Creator (Author/ Responsible Party) South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) , Affiliation: Head Office, Private Bag X101, Silverton, 0184, South Africa
Contributor HostingInstitution : South African Environmental Observation Network , Affiliation: SAEON - National Office, PO Box 2600, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
Permanent Identifier 10.15493/DEA.CARBON.10000016 (DOI)
Online Resources
Service Biomes of South Africa
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Information Biomes of South Africa
Usage, Restrictions, Caveat
Licencing and Usage Rights Composite or Custom License ( http://noframe.data.dirisa.org/platform/policy-and-licenses/composite-license-carbon-atlas )
Methodology
Biomes coverage that groups the vegetation types of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland at the highest level. This represents a simplification of the biome level groupings of vegetation types
Data Dictionary/ Schema
Dictionary URL or Schemahttp://datacite.org/schema/kernel-3
Coverage (Main Dimensions of the Data)
Start Date1996
End Date2006
Date ( Accepted )
Date ( Issued )
Subjects Biomes
Subjects South African biomes
Metadata Elements
Metadata Standarddatacite
Repository SA Carbon Sinks Atlas
Technical Data Set Parameters
Languageeng
Data Representationon
Spatial Coverage
Data Set Versions and Relationships