The
above National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) map is a Mediterranean
& surroundings excerpt from the Bailey Ecoregions Map of the
Continents which characterizes global climate and potential natural
vegetation at approximately 1/2-degree resolution. The data set is
based on a Russian vegetation map (Gerasimov, 1964) which was
updated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Robert G. Bailey,
1989/1993), however the geographic projection was unknown. This
version was reprojected to geodetic coordinates at the World
Conservation Monitoring Center, England.
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