RODENT DIVERSITY

Data ID

Description:

Diversity of rodents in Namibia

Chapter:

Additional data

File name:

all_rodents

File type:

ArcView shapefile

Geographical area:

Namibia

Keywords:

rodent

diversity

Notes on data, analysis and

Mike Griffin provided sketch maps showing the distribution of each species, based on all records available to him and his

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, however much of the data are predicted

Vector/Raster:

Vector

Spatial reference

Projection:

Geographic

Fields

Field name

Field description

NO_SPECIES

Number of species: 8 range classes from 1 - 3, to 28 - 31

RANK	Rank of 1 to 8 representing low to high rodent diversity

Source/Distribution

Data Source:

Mike Griffin

Contact:

Mike Griffin

Online/Offline Address:

Ministry of Environment & Tourism

Schubert Haus

ssaurus@iafrica.com.na

Distribution notes:

Unrestricted