Metadata details
AAS_4296_Antarctic_Conservation_Biogeographic_Regions_v2
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- Citation
- Terauds, A. (2016) An update of the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions (ACBRs), Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/5729930925224, Accessed: 2026-07-11
- Title
- An update of the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions (ACBRs)
- Data Centre
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
- DOI
- doi:10.4225/15/5729930925224
- Created Date
- 2016-04-29
- Revision Date
- 2026-06-25
- Parent record
- ASAC_3095_Antarctic_Biogeography_shapefiles
Datasets and documents
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Description
Here we provide a revised version of the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions (ACBRs), reflecting updates in underlying spatial layers, together with the results of new analysis justifying the inclusion of a 16th bioregion. This updated version now covers all ice-free areas of Antarctica.
The data are provided as shapefiles to be opened in GIS products.
Quality
This dataset is based on the Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) version 7 'medium resolution' rock outcrop layer (add.scar.org)
Access
These data are publicly available for download from the provided URL.
Temporal Coverages
- Start date: 2010-01-01 - Stop date: 2012-02-01
Spatial Coverages
Science Keywords
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS
Additional Keywords
- ACBR
- 4296
- AAS 4296
Locations
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
Platforms
- NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
- Computer
Researchers
- terauds, aleks (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)
Use Constraints
This dataset is freely available for use with the following citation:
Terauds, A. and Lee, J.R. (2016) Antarctic biogeography revisited: Updating the Antarctic Conservation Biogeographic Regions. Diversity and Distributions.
This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4296_Antarctic_Conservation_Biogeographic_Regions_v2 when using these data.
