Global climate and the distribution of plant biomes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1450, 2004, Pages 1465-1476

  Woodward, F I ^a   Lomas, M R ^a   Kelly, C K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biome; Climate; Cropland; Forest; Grassland

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CLASSIFICATION; CLIMATE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

ANIMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 8144228822     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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