108 A0/A3 digital image of map posters accompanying AdaptNRM Guide: Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity: a community-level modelling approach

Brief description

This dataset is a series of digital map-posters accompanying the AdaptNRM Guide: Implications of Climate Change for Biodiversity: a community-level modelling approach.

These represent supporting materials and information about the community-level biodiversity models applied to climate change. Map posters are organised by four biological groups (vascular plants, mammals, reptiles and amphibians), two climate change scenario (1990-2050 MIROC5 and CanESM2 for RCP8.5), and six measures of change in biodiversity.

The map-posters present the nationally consistent data at locally relevant resolutions in eight parts – representing broad groupings of NRM regions based on the cluster boundaries for the NRM fund (http://www.climatechange.gov.au/reducing-carbon/land-sector-measures/nrm-fund/stream-2) and also Nationally.

Map-posters are provided in PNG image format at moderate resolution (300dpi) to suit A0 printing as well as in PDF format to suit initial printing. The posters were designed to meet A0 print size and digital viewing resolution. An additional set in PDF image format has been created for ease of download for initial exploration and printing on A3 paper. Some text elements and map features may be fuzzy at this lower resolution.

Each map-poster contains four dataset images coloured using standard legends encompassing the potential range in ecological similarity (from 0 to 1), even if that range is not represented in the dataset itself or across the map extent.

Each map series is provided in two parts: part 1 shows the two climate scenarios for vascular plants and mammals and part 2 shows reptiles and amphibians. Eight cluster maps for each series have a different colour theme and map extent. A national series is also provided. Annotation briefly outlines the topics presented in the Guide so that each poster stands alone for quick reference.

Example citation: Williams KJ, Raisbeck-Brown N, Harwood T, Prober S (2014) Novel ecological environments for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050), A0 map-poster 3.1 - East Coast NRM regions. CSIRO Land and Water Flagship, Canberra. Available online at www.AdaptNRM.org and https://data.csiro.au/dap/.

This dataset has been delivered incrementally. All maps are now available, some that were previously available may have been updated. Please check that you are accessing the latest version of the dataset.
Lineage: The map posters show case the scientific data. The data layers have been developed at approximately 250m resolution (9 second) across the Australian continent to incorporate the interaction between climate and topography, and are best viewed using a geographic information system (GIS). Each data layers is 1Gb, and inaccessible to non-GIS users. The map posters provide easy access to the scientific data, enabling the outputs to be viewed at high resolution with geographical context information provided.

Maps were generated using layout and drawing tools in ArcGIS 10.2.2

A check list of map posters and datasets is provided with the collection.

Map Series:
1.1 Potential degree of ecological change for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
1.2 Potential degree of ecological change for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)
2.1 Disappearing ecological environments for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
2.2 Disappearing ecological environments for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)
3.1 Novel ecological environments for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
3.2 Novel ecological environments for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)
4.1 Change in effective area of similar ecological environments (intact) for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
4.2 Change in effective area of similar ecological environments (intact) for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)
5.1 Change in effective area of similar ecological environments (cleared) for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
5.2 Change in effective area of similar ecological environments (cleared) for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)
6.1 Composite ecological change for vascular plants and mammals (1990-2050)
6.2 Composite ecological change for reptiles and amphibians (1990-2050)