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The West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of Global Mammal and Amphibian Richness Grids, 2015 Release was extracted from the Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS) Gridded Species Distribution collection created from vector data files acquired from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List collection. Threatened species include any species classified as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered. The data represent the density of threatened mammals and amphibians within 200 kilometers of the coast at a one kilometer resolution.

Product Summary

Platforms
MODELS
Instruments
Computer
Spatial Extent
N: 13.9 S: 1.65 E: 16.21 W: -16.71
Geographic Region
WESTERN AFRICA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Data Partner
Earth Science Data Information System (ESDIS)
Concept ID
c3553436207-esdis
Data State
COMPLETE
Processing Level
4
Published
Updated

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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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International Union For Conservation Of Nature IUCN, & Center For International Earth Science Information Network-CIESIN-Columbia University? (2018). West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of Global Mammal and Amphibian Richness Grids, 2015 Release (Version 2015.00) [Data set]. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4125QK5 Date Accessed: 2025-07-08

Data Center Citation

International Union for Conservation of Nature - IUCN, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of Global Mammal and Amphibian Richness Grids, 2015 Release. Palisades, NY: ESDIS. https://doi.org/10.7927/H4125QK5.

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