LCZO -- GIS/Map Data -- land use -- Puerto Rico -- (2000-2016)

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Gould, William, A.Wadsworth, Frank, H.Maya. Quinones Stephen J. Fain Nora L. Alvarez-Berrios

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CZO Luquillo CZO National

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Abstract

This data publication contains five shapefiles generated in 2017, covering the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico. Using information gathered from 2000-2016, these data were developed through geospatial analyses using a set of simple criteria to identify areas well-suited to mechanized agriculture, areas well-suited to non-mechanized agriculture on moderate to steep slopes, and areas suitable for forestry practices, including timber harvest potential, where greater forest cover has benefits in terms of soil conservation and water management. These are steeper slopes where timber production may be integrated with agroforestry, shade coffee, non-timber forest product uses, or other forms of sustainable activity that maintain a high degree of forest cover. Also included are shapefiles representing conservation priority areas, and an impervious surface layer for Puerto Rico.

The data were created to guide land use decisions toward lands most suitable for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico.

Subject Keywords

Coverage

Spatial

Coordinate System/Geographic Projection:

WGS 84 EPSG:4326

Coordinate Units:

Decimal degrees

Place/Area Name:

Northeastern Puerto Rico and the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico

North Latitude

18.5297°

East Longitude

-65.2185°

South Latitude

17.8741°

West Longitude

-67.9573°

Temporal

Start Date:	01/01/2000
End Date:	01/01/2016

Streets Terrain Satelite

Spatial Extent

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Name	Value
czos	Luquillo
czo_id	7175
citation	Gould, William, A.; Wadsworth, Frank, H.; Quiñones, Maya.; Fain, Stephen J.; Álvarez-Berríos, Nora L. 2018. Shapefiles containing potential areas for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2018-0004
keywords	Climate change, Hydrology, watersheds, sedimentation, Natural Resource Management & Use, Landscape management, Agroforestry, Conservation, Timber, agriculture, forestry, land use, tropical agriculture, tropical forests, food resources, Caribbean, Puerto Rico
subtitle	areas for agriculture, forestry, and conservation in Puerto Rico; impervious surfaces
variables	land use classification
disciplines	GIS / Remote Sensing

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Failed to generate citation - invalid creator name.Failed to generate citation - invalid creator name.M. Quinones, S. J. Fain, N. L. Alvarez-Berrios (2019). LCZO -- GIS/Map Data -- land use -- Puerto Rico -- (2000-2016), HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/4d0c04e3a7d34f48a465ba5d7bed4472

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