Bioclimatic Zones – GIS Layer


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Abstract: A data set of Bioclimatic Zones of the Waikato Region.
Statement: Bioclimatic zones are broad divisions of the landscape based on major climate influencers in NZ (primarily temperature and moisture balance which roughly correspond with altitude) that drive vegetation pattern. Bioclimatic zones provide a physical (rather than administrative) framework for assessment of biodiversity, in concert with other spatial frameworks that subdivide the landscape, such as Land Environments (LENZ). They have been used to determine representativeness of protected areas network, and to develop planting zones for local planting guides. They were developed for New Zealand (from international conventions) by Meurk (1984) and refined for the Waikato Region by Leathwick et al. (1995) . The zones for this database are as defined by Leathwick et al. (1995). References below: Leathwick, J.R, B. D Clarkson, P. T. Whaley. 1995. Vegetation of the Waikato Region: Current and Historic Perspectives. Manaaki-Whenua Landcare Research. Contract Report LC9596.022. (Copy available in Waikato Regional Council library). Meurk, C.D. 1984. Bbioclimatic Zones for the Antipodes - and beyond?. NZ J Ecology, 7: 175-182. See http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/free_issues/NZJEcol7_175.pdf for an electronic copy (free download).
Keywords: Bioclimatic,Download,Zones
Topic Category: biota:flora and/or fauna in natural environment
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere:processes and phenomena of the atmosphere
Resource Reference Date: 11/10/2012
Metadata URL: https://data.waikatoregion.govt.nz:8443/ords/f?p=140:12:0::NO::P12_METADATA_ID:81

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Position: GIS & Data Management Team Leader
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
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Role: author
Position: Senior Spatial Scientist, Spatial Information
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council - Science, Policy and Information
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
Country: New Zealand
Phone: 0800 800 401
Fax: 07 859 0998
Email: inforeq@waikatoregion.govt.nz

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BIODIVERSITY.sdeadmin.BIOCLIMATIC_ZONES

 
File Identifier: FDB42E4A-395C-479B-B032-41299F90CA65 Parent Identifier: 0B269B5D-E0F4-4C20-B753-AC73B4D236CB
Hierarchy Level: feature Hierarchy Level Name:feature of Bioclimatic Zones – GIS Layer
Abstract: A data set of Bioclimatic Zones of the Waikato Region.
Statement: Created June 2005, using 25m DEM supplied by Landcare Research and Regional Boundary data supplied by Statistics New Zealand. Recreated August 2009 using same source datasets. Recreated October 2012 to include a 10km buffer around the 2010 updated Waikato Regional boundary. Data Acquisition Method(s): 1.Created polyline coastal geometry using the Regional Boundary polygon as a basis. Buffered this feature to a distance of 10 kilometre inland. 2.Derived the height ranges for each of the remaining bioclimatic zones by contouring the grid dataset using the ‘Area between ranges’ method. ZONE: CRITERIA / RANGE: Coastal <300 and <1 km from coast Lowland 0-300 m ASL (excluding coastal zone) Submontane from 300 - 800 m Montane from 800 - 1300 m Subalpine from 1300 - 1800 m Alpine >1800 m 3.Clipped the Lowland zone polygon using Coastal zone polygon to exclude Coastal zone land. 4.Clipped the Coastal zone polygon using the Submontane zone polygon to exclude land closer than 10 km to the coast but with an altitude greater than 300m above sea level (ASL). 5.Appended the coastal zone dataset and the remaining zone dataset individual bioclimatic zone files into a single feature class and completed checks for geometric errors. 6.Modified attribute table to ZONE, RANGE, AREA_HA, PERIM_M and updated attribute fields accordingly.
Other Information: Bioclimatic zones provide a physical (rather than administrative) framework for assessment of biodiversity, in concert with other spatial frameworks that subdivide the landscape, such as Land Environments (LENZ). They have been used to determine representativeness of protected areas network, and to develop planting zones for local planting guides.
Keywords: Download,Waikato Data Portal,Zones
Topic Category: biota:flora and/or fauna in natural environment
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere:processes and phenomena of the atmosphere
Resource Reference Date: 11/10/2012

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Maintenance frequency: asNeeded
Last Load Date: 15/10/2015

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Recommended Scale: 1:50,000
Reference System: EPSG2193
Spatial Representation Type: vector

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GeometricObjectType : surface
geometricObjectCount : 6
topologyLevel : geometryOnly
Number of Dimensions : 2
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Transformation Param Available :
westBoundLongitude : 1916113.6525
eastBoundLongitude : 1737684.2475
southBoundLatitude : 5636087.3463
northBoundLatitude : 5966844.8677

Responsible Parties

Role: author
Position: Senior Spatial Scientist, Spatial Information
Organisation: Waikato Regional Council - Science, Policy and Information
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
Country: New Zealand
Phone: 0800 800 401
Fax: 07 859 0998
Email: inforeq@waikatoregion.govt.nz
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Organisation: Waikato Regional Council
Delivery Point: 160 Ward Street
City: Hamilton Central
Postal Code: 3204
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© Waikato Regional Council 2005. Bioclimatic Zone features. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Attribute Information

NameDescriptionNotesRestrictedPrimary Key
ZONE Name of the Bioclimatic Zone N N
AREA_HA Area of the ZONE in HA, as calculated from Geometry N N
PERIM_M Length of Perimeter of ZONE in meters, as calculated from Geometry N N
GEOMETRY N N
RANGE description of the Range of the Zone N N
ID Unique identifier N Y