A new world natural vegetation map for global change studies

A new world natural vegetation map for global change studies

We developed a new world natural vegetation map at 1 degree horizontal resolution for use in global climate models. We used the Dorman and Sellers vegetation classification with inclusion of a new biome: tropical seasonal forest, which refers to both deciduous and semi-deciduous tropical forests. SS...

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Main Authors: David M. Lapola, Marcos D. Oyama, Carlos A. Nobre, Gilvan Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2008-06-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
vegetação natural
floresta tropical
bioma
fitogeografia
parâmetros biogeofísicos
mapa de vegetação
natural vegetation
tropical forest
biome
phytogeography
biogeophysical parameters
vegetation map
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