Freshwater Ecoregions of the World

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Initially, this may slow navigation in Google Earth, but when zoomed in, navigation of  the ecoregions becomes easier. This version was put online in May 2008.</p> <br> <p><strong>BioScience article (6MB)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/Abell_et_al_08_BioScience.pdf" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p>This is a pdf version of the <em>BioScience</em> article (Abell et al. 2008) that describes the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World map and associated fish data.</p> <br> <p><strong>Legend for Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (536KB)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/Legend.rtf" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is the full list of 426  freshwater ecoregion names. It can be used in combination with the map or image file.</p></p> <br> <p><strong>Image of Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (1.2MB)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/FEOW_image2.jpg" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is an image of the freshwater ecoregion map. This image can be used in presentations (e.g. Powerpoint) or other documents. August 2008 update.</p></p> <br> <p><strong>GIS shapefile (14MB)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/GIS_hs_snapped.zip" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is the GIS shapefile of the freshwater ecoregions of the world. It is a zipped file and contains metadata. This version was put online in May 2008.</p></p> <br> <p><strong>Freshwater Ecoregions of the World poster (for online viewing)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/FEOW_poster_webview.zip" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is a PDF (5 MB) of a large-format poster showing the freshwater ecoregion map as well as selected biodiversity and threat maps.  This file is for online viewing only.</p></p> <br> <p><strong>Freshwater Ecoregions of the World poster (for printing)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/FEOW_poster_webprint.zip" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is a low-resolution PDF (1 MB) of a large-format poster showing the freshwater ecoregion map as well as selected biodiversity and threat maps.  A limited number of high-quality printed posters are available upon request (go to 'Contact Us').</p></p> <br> <p><strong>Freshwater Ecoregions of the World brochure (for online viewing or printing)<a href="https://www.feow.org/files/downloads/FEOW_broch_web.zip" download><i class="fas fa-cloud-download-alt"></i></a></strong></p> <p><p>This is a medium-resolution PDF (2 MB) of a brochure describing the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World project and outputs.  A limited number of high-quality printed brochures are available upon request (go to ‘Contact Us’).</p></p> <br> </div> </section> </div> </div>  <footer id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="wrapper wrapper-transparent"> <div class="container-fluid"> <div class="row-fluid"> <div class="span6 small-screen-center"> <h3> FE<span class="light">OW</span> </h3> <p> 漏 WWF/TNC 2019 | <a href="https://www.feow.org/copyright">Copyright Notice</a> | <a href="https://www.feow.org/sponsors">Sponsors</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </footer> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/bootstrap.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.flexslider-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.tweet.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.fancybox.pack.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.fancybox-media.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/script.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://www.feow.org/js/jquery.form.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script> <script src="https://kit.fontawesome.com/7400ad2529.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> function handleSelect(elm) { window.location = elm.value; } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { $('[data-toggle="popover"]').popover({ placement: 'top', trigger: 'hover' }); }); </script> <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js" integrity="sha256-FgpCb/KJQlLNfOu91ta32o/NMZxltwRo8QtmkMRdAu8=" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.14.6/umd/popper.min.js" integrity="sha384-wHAiFfRlMFy6i5SRaxvfOCifBUQy1xHdJ/yoi7FRNXMRBu5WHdZYu1hA6ZOblgut" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.2.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" integrity="sha384-B0UglyR+jN6CkvvICOB2joaf5I4l3gm9GU6Hc1og6Ls7i6U/mkkaduKaBhlAXv9k" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <script src="https://unpkg.com/bootstrap-table@1.15.4/dist/bootstrap-table.min.js"></script>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-92397375-1"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-92397375-1'); </script> </body>

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