Climate Resiliency - Carbon Sequestration (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024} Full Details

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Title:

Climate Resiliency - Carbon Sequestration (Midwest Conservation Blueprint Indicator) [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] {2024}

Description:

DefinitionThis indicator identifies the ability of lands and waters to function under changing climate conditions. It prioritizes areas based on the amount of above and belowground carbon stored. Pixels can take the following values:1 - lower C sequestration, not a natural asset2 - lower C sequestration, natural assets3 - medium C sequestration, not a natural asset4 - medium C sequestration, natural assets5 - high C sequestration, not a natural asset6 - high C sequestration, natural assetsSelectionThis indicator was chosen as a targetable, important feature of the MLI goals that will be used to track conditions over time and prioritize areas for conservation. Indicators were defined through elicitation and prioritization exercises with federal and state participants. Criteria for the indicators includes 1) actionable, 2) measurable, 3) relevant to multiple groups across the region, and/or 4) representative of other social and/or environmental values.Input Data & Mapping StepsThis indicator originates from the U.N. Environment Programme World Biomass and Soil Carbon data. To create this layer, MLI partners, members, and staff completed the following mapping steps: projected all input data to NAD83 (2011) UTM Zone 15N, resampled to a 30m raster, and reclassed the raster into the following 3 classes: 1 - 0-125 metric tons of Carbon per hectare, 3 - 126-205 mectric tons of Carbon per hectare, 5 - >205 metric tons of Carbon per hectare. Due to the low resolution of the data, we emphasized natural assets by mosaicking the Natural Assets layer to the Carbon raster. Finally, we removed highly altered areas from this layer using our Highly Altered Areas mask.For full mapping details, please refer to theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Development Process. For a complete download of all Blueprint input and output data, visit theMidwest Conservation Blueprint 2024 Data Download.

Creator:

Department of the Interior

Provider:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Open Data

Resource Class:

Imagery and Web services

Temporal Coverage:

2024

Date Issued:

2024-09-26

Place:

United States

Rights:

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. While the Service makes every reasonable effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of data provided for distribution, it may not have the necessary accuracy or completeness required for every possible intended use. The Service recommends that data users consult the associated metadata record to understand the quality and possible limitations of the data. The Service creates metadata records in accordance with the standards endorsed by the Federal Geographic Data Committee.As a result of the above considerations, the Service gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the data. It is the responsibility of the data user to use the data in a manner consistent with the limitations of geospatial data in general and these data in particular. Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Service, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding the utility of the data on another system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. This applies to the use of the data both alone and in aggregate with other data and information.

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

Imagery

Language:

English

Date Added:

2024-11-04