CBVM Alaska Yukon 2015

<a href=" http://caff.is/strategies-series/359-the-alaska-yukon-region-of-the-circumboreal-vegetation-map-cbvm" target="_blank"> <img width="150px" height="150px" alt="logo" align="left" hspace="10px" src="https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/images/flora_logo.png"> </a>A map of boreal vegetation for the Alaska-Yukon region was developed to contribute to the circumboreal vegetation mapping (CBVM) project. The effort included developing a map of bioclimates with 12 bioclimate zones, a map of biogeographic provinces with Alaska-Yukon and Aleutian provinces, and a map of geographic sectors with six sectors that provided the basis for classification of boreal vegetation. Vegetation mapping was done at 1:7.5 million scale using the mapping protocols of the CBVM team. Mapping used MODIS imagery as the basis for manual image interpretation and an integrated-terrain-unit approach, which included classifications for bioclimate, physiography, generalized geology, permafrost, disturbance, growth from, geographic sector, and vegetation. Vegetation was mapped at two hierarchical levels: (1) formation group differentiating zonal and azonal systems; and (2) geographic sectors based on bioclimatic zonation and dominant species that characterize broad longitudinal regions or biogeographic provinces. Each of the 19 map units was described by identifying the dominant and characteristic species and its climatic and landscape characteristics, as well as references that relate to the unit.

Date (Publication): 2015-05-15T00:00:00

Edition: http://geo.abds.is:8081/demodem/editioin

Purpose: A map of boreal vegetation for the Alaska-Yukon region was developed to contribute to the circumboreal vegetation mapping (CBVM) project.

Status: Completed

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
CAFF	Tom Barry	abds@caff.is	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Irregular

Theme

Circumpolar Boreal Vegetation Map
CBVM
vegetation
Alaska
Yukon
Northern British Columbia
flora
forests
terrestrial
United States
Canada

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Spatial representation type: Vector

Denominator: 7500000

Language: English

Character set: UTF8

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Protocol	Linkage	Name
OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map	https://geo.abds.is/geoserver/cbvm/wms?	cbvm_alaska-yukon_2015_BioClim
WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download	https://geo.abds.is/geonetwork/srv/api/records/58c9b318-e7a2-41d2-ae9b-4f0fb1e8d300/attachments/cbvm_alaska-yukon_2015_4326.zip	cbvm_alaska-yukon_2015_4326.zip
WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link	http://caff.is/strategies-series/359-the-alaska-yukon-region-of-the-circumboreal-vegetation-map-cbvm	CBVM_Alaska_Yukon.pdf

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File identifier: 58c9b318-e7a2-41d2-ae9b-4f0fb1e8d300 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Date stamp: 2026-02-19T17:50:15.05124815Z

Metadata standard name: ISO 19115:2003/19139

Metadata standard version: 1.0

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
Alaska Ecoscience	M. Torre Jorgenson		Point of contact
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)	Tom Barry	abds@caff.is	Publisher
Meidinger Ecological Consultants Ltd	Del Meidinge		Owner

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