Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and NatureServe Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1: Mammals of the Americas Family Richness Grids Edition: 1.00 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, tabular, map Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Palisades, NY Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/species-v1-americas-mammal-family-richness Description: Abstract: The Mammals of the Americas Family Richness Grids of the Gridded Species Distribution, Version 1 are aggregations of the presence grids data at the family level. They are available in 30-arc second (1 kilometer) resolutions. The cell values represent the number of species in a particular family. The input vector layers were produced by a consortium led by NatureServe. The gridding and grid processing are done by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). Purpose: To provide provide information on the number of mammal species present at a 1 kilometer spatial resolution which can be used in modeling efforts, wildlife conservation planning, natural resource management, policy-making, biodiversity studies and human-environment interactions. 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