4.19 SCORPION DIVERSITY

Data ID

Description:

Diversity of scorpions in Namibia

Chapter:

4 Living Resources

File name:

scorpion diversity

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

scorpion

diversity

Notes on data, analysis and

Eryn Griffin provided sketch maps showing the distribution of each species, based on all records available to her and her

compilation:

knowledge of habitat preferences. These were synthesised to generate estimated numbers of species per quarter degree

(approx 27 x 27 km). A grid file (at 5km cell size) was created from point data (i.e.centroids of QDS) using a kriging

interpolator. The shapefile was created from the grid file once suitable class intervals were identified.

Data quality and organisation

Positional Accuracy:

original data collected at quarter degree square (approx 27 x 27 km) resolution or better

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

RANK	rank of 1 to 6 representing low to high diversity

NO_SPECIES

Number of species: 6 range classes from 6 - 9, to 18 - 21

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Eryn Griffin

Online/Offline Address:

National Museum of Namibia, Private Bag 13186, Windhoek

Tel: 2934437

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted