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The Census of Marine Life is a global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans.  The world's first comprehensive census of the past, present, and future of life in the oceans is being released in 2010.

 

LandScope Map

A recent map produced by National Geographic that has ideas we may want to incorporate.

Here's the website for National Geographic's Conservation Map of the United States

 

While they do not currently have a pdf download, this gives an idea of the layout.

Conservation Map of the U.S

 

Colors on the main map show land use:

LandScope key

 

Looking closer at the map, there are brief descriptions of numbered locations on the main map, and smaller maps showing thematic layers. In this detail, there are small maps showing "Development Pressure" (in shades orange) and "Climate Change" (in shades of purple).

LandScope detail

 

 

 

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