WCMC Closed Moist Tropical Forests of Congo (Classification of Forest Types)

New-ID: NBI59

This data set presents a classification of African closed moist
tropical forest for Congo.

The Africa WCMC Closed Moist Tropical Forest Dataset documentation

File: CONGOVEG.E00 Code: 117001-001

Vector Member
The file is in Arc/Info Export format and should be imported with
the Arc/Info command Import cover In-Filename Out-Filename. REMARK:
The export files include annotation. however it is not possible to
import the files with it. We had to edit in the export file (E00) just
before the annotation the TXT command in TX8. The annotations are then
lost but the file can import without problems.

The Africa Closed Moist Tropical Forest dataset is a compilation
of national maps into comparable units by the World Conservation and
Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in Great-Britain. The maps were taken for
each country for Africa from national maps and legend units were
generally grouped into 13 classes, describing forest types.

Contact : UNEP/GRID-Nairobi, P O Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya

In total 13 classes are compiled
10 = Water bodies 130 =
Degradated Rain Forest
111 = Mangroves 500 = Dry Forest
112 = Degradated Mangroves 510 = Pine Forest
113 = Inland Swamp Forest
114 = Degradated inland Samp Forest 900 = Non Forest
121 = Montane Rain Forest 999 = No Data
122 = Lowland Rain Forest
123 = Sun Montande Rian Forest
In almost all coverages water bodies are labelled as 0

References:

WCMC Biodiversity Map Library. Closed Moist Tropical Forests and
Managed Areas Data, February 1992. Begue, L. (1967). Les forets du
nord de la Republique du Congo (Brazzaville). Bois et Forets
Tropicales 111: 63-76. Descoings, B. (1969). Phytogeographique du
Congo. In: Atlas du Congo. ORSTOM (1 carte couleurs 1:2 million, 2
pages de texte). Descoings, B. (1975). Les grandes regions
naturelles du Congo. Candollea 30: 91-120. Cusset, G. (1989). La
flore et la vegetation du mayombe congolais. Etat des
connaissance. In: Revue des Connaissances sur le Mayombe. Unesco/PNUD,
Republique Populaire du Congo. pp. 103-136. Koechlin, J. (1961). La
Vegetation des Savanes dans le Sud de la Republique du Congo (Capitale
Brazzaville). ORSTOM, Paris, 310 pp.

Source : ONC (1982); Republique Populaire du Congo (1990).
Publication Date : February 1992
Projection : Mercator, mentioned when different
Related Datasets : White vegtation map
Keywords : WCMC, dry grassland/bush, swamp grassland/bush, lowland rain
forest, inland swamp.

The Legend is in all coverages under ITEM VEGN
AREA = gives the rea of the polygon in the map units
PERIMETER = gives the perimeter of the polygon in map units
XXXVEG# and XXXVEG-ID = internal Arc/Info number
VEGN - The Forest classification as explained above
VEGETATION = Gives the legend name corresponding to the VEGN item (not all
coverages have this)