Anthropogenic Biomes of the World, Version 1

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).

《世界人为生物群落版本1》数据集详尽地描绘了全球陆地生物圈中由持续的人为生态系统交互作用所引发的具有全球意义的生态模式，这些交互作用包括农业、城市化、林业及其他土地利用方式。传统的生物群落，如热带雨林或草原，基于与气候相关的全球植被模式。鉴于人类已从根本上改变了生态系统形态、过程及生物多样性的全球模式，人为生物群落为地球生物圈在人为干预形态下的当代景象提供了独特的视角。人为生物群落亦被称为‘人类景观’以区别于传统生物群落系统，或称作‘人类生物群落’（一个更为简单但精确度稍低的术语）。本数据集由哥伦比亚大学国际地球科学信息网络中心（CIESIN）发行。