ATLANTIC-limits v1.2.0

Limits described and generated in Muylaert et al. (2018). Consensual and original sources are kept from ATLANTIC-limits v1.0.0.

Integrative Limit Updates for Release 1.2.0 🆕 🌄

The main update of this version is the lato sensu / Integrative Limit is that it complies with the most recent data and code workflows for the entire Atlantic Forest including spatial metrics (landscape, topographic, hydrologic and anthropogenic), spatial-temporal forest dynamics and biodiversity. Updates:

• Compliance with IBGE (2019) limits is kept.
• Adjusted for current limits of coastal territories (as already in previous release v1.0.0).
• Matches Atlantic Spatial database (in prep).
• Matches spatial-temporal analyses from Vancine et al. (2024).

Changes in ATLANTIC-limits v1.2.0 Compared to v1.1.0

• North of São Paulo: Updates made in the northern region (Cerrado boundaries). 🌳
• Interior Boundaries: Slightly larger areas towards the interior boundaries across MG, Bahia, Espinhaço, and campos de altitude throughout the Northeast. 📡
• Remote Islands: Removal of remote islands such as Fernando de Noronha (PE) and Ilha da Trindade (ES). 🌊

ATLANTIC-limits v1.1.0

Limits described and generated in Muylaert et al. (2018). Consensual and original sources are kept from ATLANTIC-limits v1.0.0.

ATLANTIC-limits v1.1.0 🆕 additions:
*the Integrative limit is trimmed for coastal areas of the up-to-date Brazilian territory (IBGE 2020).
*some holes are filled in continental areas.
*manual correction for a few islands.

ATLANTIC-limits v1.0.0

Limits described and generated in Muylaert et al. (2018).
In ATLANTIC-limits v1.0.0, limits are not modified from their original four sources besides their union (Integrative) and their intersection (Consensual).