Methodology
The data set reclassifies the terrestrial biosphere into 19 anthrome classes at 5-degree resolution for the years 1700, 1800, 1900, and 2000 to illustrate historical changes. The classification used a rule-based anthrome classification model based on human population density and land use data. The transformation of terrestrial biomes is assessed by comparing potential natural vegetation maps with anthrome maps using overlay analysis and other analytical geographic information system (GIS) software tools.
Data description
The Anthropogenic Biomes data set illustrates historical transformations within the terrestrial biosphere, land-based regions occupied by living organisms, illustrated through the changes in the anthromes. The anthrome classes included in this data set are urban (urban, mixed settlements), villages (rice villages, irrigated villages, rainfed villages, pastoral villages), croplands (residential irrigated croplands, residential rainfed croplands, populated rainfed croplands, remote croplands), rangelands (residential rangelands, populated rangelands, remote rangelands), forested (residential woodlands, populated woodlands, remote woodlands, inhabited treeless and barren lands), and woodlands (wild woodlands, wild treeless and barren lands).
Indicator
Flood protection
Method / tool
Toolkit for Ecosystem Service SiteBased Assessment (TESSA)