New map of world vegetation reveals substantial changes since 1980s
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 06:01
in Earth & Climate
A new system to map the world's 'biomes' -- large-scale vegetation formations -- has been developed that will provide an objective method for monitoring how vegetation reacts as climate changes. The system uses satellite observations of the timing and intensity of vegetation activity and how this relates to temperature and soil moisture to classify the world's vegetation into 24 biome types.