The Human Footprint and the Last of the Wild -------------------------------------------- A guide to the characteristics of theh Last of the Wild and the Biomes in which they are found. General Codes ------------------ LTW - Last of the Wild WP - Wild Place BM - Biome BU - Builtup CL - Coastline GLCC - Global Land Cover Characterization - developed by the USGS (http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/glcc/glcc.html) LC - Landcover LT - City Lights MR - Major River PD - Population Density RD - Road RL - Railway ST - Settlement per - percent. Percent of area of either a Wild Place (WP) or a Biome (BM). eg percent area of Wildplace in builtup areas (WP-BU-per). cnt - count dens - density WWF REALM CODES --------------- AA = Australasia AN = Antarctic AT = Afrotropics IM = IndoMalay NA = Nearctic NT = Neotropics OC = Oceania PA = Palearctic WWf BIOME CODES --------------- 1 = Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests 2 = Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests 3 = Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests 4 = Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests 5 = Temperate Conifer Forests 6 = Boreal Forests/Taiga 7 = Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands 8 = Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands 9 = Flooded Grasslands & Savannas 10 = Montane Grasslands & Shrublands 11 = Tundra 12 = Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub 13 = Deserts & Xeric Shrublands 14 = Mangroves 99 = Snow & Ice GLCC Land Cover Codes --------------------- 1 Urban and Built-Up Land 2 Dryland Cropland and Pasture 3 Irrigated Cropland and Pasture 4 Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture 5 Cropland/Grassland Mosaic 6 Cropland/Woodland Mosaic 7 Grassland 8 Shrubland 9 Mixed Shrubland/Grassland 10 Savanna 11 Deciduous Broadleaf Forest 12 Deciduous Needleleaf Forest 13 Evergreen Broadleaf Forest 14 Evergreen Needleleaf Forest 15 Mixed Forest 16 Water Bodies 17 Herbaceous Wetland 18 Wooded Wetland 19 Barren or Sparsely Vegetated 20 Herbaceous Tundra 21 Wooded Tundra 22 Mixed Tundra 23 Bare Ground Tundra 24 Snow or Ice Column Header Descriptions --------------------------- LTW-ID Last if the wild ID. BM-ID Biome ID reflecting the realm in which a biome is found. 64 unique biome/realm combinations Realm WWF Realm Name Biome WWF Biome Name BUILTUP AREAS --------------- WP-BU-per Percentage of Wild place in built up areas according to VMAP0 Builtup Areas dataset. BM-BU-per Percentage of biome in built up areas according to VMAP0 Builtup Areas dataset. CITY LIGHTS ------------ WP-LT0-per Percentage of Wild place with a city lights not wild score of 0 (frequency = 0) WP-LT4-per Percentage of Wild place with a city lights not wild score of 4 (frequency = 1 to 39) WP-LT6-per Percentage of Wild place with a city lights not wild score of 6 (frequency = 40 to 88) WP-LT10-per Percentage of Wild place with a city lights not wild score of 10 (frequency = > 89) WP-LT-per Percentage of Wild place with a city lights frequency value > 0 ie. Any place where light is detected. BM-LT0-per Percentage of biome with a city lights HI score of 0 (frequency = 0) BM-LT4-per Percentage of biome with a city lights HI score of 4 (frequency = 1 to 39) BM-LT6-per Percentage of biome with a city lights HI score of 6 (frequency = 40 to 88) BM-LT10-per Percentage of biome with a city lights HI score of 10 (frequency = > 89) BM-LT-per Percentage of Biome with a city lights frequency value > 0 ie. Any place where light is detected. COAST LINES -------------- WP-CST15k-per Percentage of Wild place within 15km of a railway line. BM-CST15k-per Percentage of biome within 15km of a railway line. LAND COVER ------------ WP-GLCC1-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 1 (Urban and Built-up Land) WP-GLCC2-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 2 (Dryland Cropland and Pasture) WP-GLCC3-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 3 (Irrigated Cropland and Pasture) WP-GLCC4-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 4 (Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture) WP-GLCC5-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 5 (Cropland/Grassland Mosaic) WP-GLCC6-per Percentage of Wild place with GLCC code of 6 (Cropland/Woodland Mosaic) WP-HUMLC-per Total Percentage of Wild place under human influenced land use. BM-GLCC1-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 1 (Urban and Built-up Land) BM-GLCC2-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 2 (Dryland Cropland and Pasture) BM-GLCC3-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 3 (Irrigated Cropland and Pasture) BM-GLCC4-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 4 (Mixed Dryland/Irrigated Cropland and Pasture) BM-GLCC5-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 5 (Cropland/Grassland Mosaic) BM-GLCC6-per Percentage of biome with GLCC code of 6 (Cropland/Woodland Mosaic) BM-HUMLC-per Total Percentage of biome under human influenced land use. MAJOR RIVERS ------------ WP-MR15k-per Percentage of Wild place within 15km of a major River. BM-MR15k-per Percentage of biome within 15km of a major river. POPULATION DENSITY ----------------- BM-PD0-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 0 (population density 0 - 0.5) BM-PD1-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 1 (population density 0.5 - 1.5) BM-PD2-per Percentage of biomee with population density HI value of 2 (population density 1.5 - 2.5) BM-PD3-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 3 (population density 2.5 - 3.5) BM-PD4-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 4 (population density 3.5 - 4.5) BM-PD5-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 5 (population density 4.5 - 5.5) BM-PD6-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 6 (population density 5.5 - 6.5) BM-PD7-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 7 (population density 6.5 - 7.5) BM-PD8-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 8 (population density 7.5 - 8.5) BM-PD9-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 9 (population density 8.5 - 9.5) BM-PD10-per Percentage of biome with population density HI value of 10 (population density >9.5) WP-PD0-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 0 (population density 0 - 0.5) WP-PD1-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 1 (population density 0.5 - 1.5) WP-PD2-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 2 (population density 1.5 - 2.5) WP-PD3-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 3 (population density 2.5 - 3.5) WP-PD4-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 4 (population density 3.5 - 4.5) WP-PD5-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 5 (population density 4.5 - 5.5) WP-PD6-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 6 (population density 5.5 - 6.5) WP-PD7-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 7 (population density 6.5 - 7.5) WP-PD8-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 8 (population density 7.5 - 8.5) WP-PD9-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 9 (population density 8.5 - 9.5) WP-PD10-per Percentage of Wild place with population density HI value of 10 (population density >9.5) RAILWAY LINES -------------- WP-RL2k-per Percentage of Wild place within 2km of a railway line. BM-RL2k-per Percentage of biome within 2km of a railway line. ROADS ----- WP-RD2k-per Percentage of Wild place between 0 and 2km of a road. WP-RD15k-per Percentage of Wild place within 0 and 15km of a road. WP-RD-km Lenght of road in kilometers in wild place. WP-RD-dens Road density in wild place. BM-RD2k-per Percentage of biome within 0 and 2km of a road. BM-RD15k-per Percentage of biome within 0 and 15km of a road. BM-RD-km Lenght of road in kilometers in biome. BM-RD-dens Road density in biome. SETTLEMENTS ------------ WP-ST2k-per Percentage of Wild place within 2km of a settlement. WP-ST-cnt Number of settlemnets in widl place. BM-ST2k-per Percentage of biome within 2km of a major settlement. BM-ST-cnt Number of settlements in biome. Contact: Gillian Woolmer GIS Analyst Landscape Ecology and Geographic Analysis Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx NY 10460 USA PH: 718 220 5156 FAX:18 364 4275 EMAIL: gwoolmer@wcs.org