Peter Scogings · @scogings
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https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/biomes/T4
They are not based on the FAO's outdated definitions that perpetuate the misclassification of savannas as "forest" or "degraded forest".
They are based on current thinking about #OpenBiomes /
#OpenNaturalEcosystems in the framework of #AlternateBiomeStates.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169534722000611?via%3Dihub
#tropicalgrassybiomes #savannascience #openbiomes #opennaturalecosystems #alternatebiomestates #savannasmatter