The biome concept organizes large-scale ecological variation. Terrestrial biomes are distinguished primarily by their predominant vegetation, and are mainly determined by temperature and rainfall.

Various facets of global changes and related problems and challenges are asking for sound impact assessments and corresponding coping strategies. The human impact on nature is a major driver of ...

The map above shows where rainforest biomes are located in the world. There is a link between climate, vegetation and biomes. Tropical hot wet climates are found close to the Equator where the ...

The improved process-based equilibrium terrestrial biosphere model (BIOME3China ... under changed climate with a CO 2 concentration of 500 ppmv and a baseline biome map were also compared using the ΔV ...