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Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 1

Metadata Updated: December 6, 2023

The Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 1 data set describes globally-significant ecological patterns within the terrestrial biosphere caused by sustained direct human interaction with ecosystems, including agriculture, urbanization, forestry and other land uses. Conventional biomes, such as tropical rainforests or grasslands, are based on global vegetation patterns related to climate. Now that humans have fundamentally altered global patterns of ecosystem form, process, and biodiversity, anthropogenic biomes provide a contemporary view of the terrestrial biosphere in its human-altered form. Anthropogenic biomes may also be termed "anthromes" to distinguish them from conventional biome systems, or "human biomes" (a simpler but less precise term). This data set is distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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References

https://doi.org/10.7927/H4SF2T3M
https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22C8
https://doi.org/10.7927/H4J1012K
https://doi.org/10.7927/H4D798B9

Dates

Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date December 6, 2023
Publisher SEDAC
Maintainer
Identifier C179002107-SEDAC
Data First Published 2008-12-31
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2008-12-31
Category ANTHROMES, geospatial
Public Access Level public
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Citation Ellis, E.C., and N. Ramankutty. 2008-12-31. Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 1. Version 1.00. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927//H4H12ZXD. https://doi.org/10.7927/H4H12ZXD.
Creator Ellis, E.C., and N. Ramankutty
Graphic Preview Description Maps Download Page
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Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.7927//H4H12ZXD
Metadata Type geospatial
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Program Code 026:001
Related Documents https://doi.org/10.7927/H4SF2T3M, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4NP22C8, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4J1012K, https://doi.org/10.7927/H4D798B9
Release Place Palisades, NY
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Source Schema Version 1.1
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Temporal 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z/2006-12-31T00:00:00Z

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