Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands

This archive contains indicative distribution maps and profiles for T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (v2.1). Please refer to Keith et al. (2020) and Keith et al. (2022) for details. The descriptive profiles provide brief summaries of key ecological traits and processes, maps are indicative of global distribution patterns, and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. The maps show areas of the world containing major (value of 1, coloured red) or minor occurrences (value of 2, coloured yellow) of each ecosystem functional group. Minor occurrences are areas where an ecosystem functional group is scattered in patches within matrices of other ecosystem functional groups or where they occur in substantial areas, but only within a segment of a larger region. Given bounds of resolution and accuracy of source data, the maps should be used to query which EFG are likely to occur within areas, rather than which occur at particular point locations. Detailed methods and references for the maps are included in the profile (xml format).本归档数据集包含T4.5温带半湿润草原的指示性分布地图与概况文档，该类草原属于国际自然保护联盟（International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN）全球生态系统分类体系（v2.1）中的三级生态系统功能组（Ecosystem Functional Group, EFG）。详细信息请参阅Keith等人（2020）与Keith等人（2022）的研究成果。 本概况文档对该生态系统的关键生态学特征与过程进行了简要概述；地图仅用于展示全球分布格局，无法体现精细尺度的分布特征。地图标注了全球范围内各生态系统功能组的主要分布区（值为1，以红色标注）与次要分布区（值为2，以黄色标注）。其中次要分布区指该生态系统功能组以斑块状散布于其他生态系统功能组的景观基质中，或仅在大区域的局部范围内形成大面积分布的区域。鉴于源数据的分辨率与精度存在限制，本地图仅应用于查询某一区域内可能存在的生态系统功能组，而非特定点位的实际分布情况。本地图的详细制作方法与参考文献均包含在xml格式的概况文档中。