Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Catch of the Day - Atlas of the Biosphere - 8/4/2010

 

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The Atlas of the Biosphere provides information about the environment and human interactions with the environment. It consists of two sections, Maps and Schematics.

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The Maps section contains straightforward geographical data in four general categories: Humans, Land Use, Ecosystems, and Water Resources. The Schematics section looks at the various resource flows and pools that make up individual Earth systems.

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The Atlas of the Biosphere was created as a masters thesis project at the University of Wisconsin's Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment.

DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0

 

1 comment:

Mrs. Tenkely said...

Neat! I think it is great when a masters project becomes a useful learning tool.

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