Ecosystem typologies for terrestrial Antarctica - functional typology map

• Other Authors: TERAUDS, ALEKS TERAUDS (hasPrincipalInvestigator), TERAUDS, ALEKS TERAUDS (processor), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
• Subjects: environment; ALPINE/TUNDRA; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOSPHERE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; TYPOLOGY; MAP; NOT APPLICABLE; GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR; CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA; Antarc*; Antarctica; Tundra
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/ecosystem-typologies-terrestrial-typology-map/1678206; https://doi.org/10.26179/781y-c149; https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4568_Antarctic_ecosystem_typologies_map; http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536

Ecosystem typologies are a mechanism for describing ecosystems on the basis of their physical an biological characteristics. Here we provide a first draft of ecosystem typologies for terrestrial Antarctica. The physical parameters included elevation, slope, solar radiation and rugosity; climate parameters included temperature (including degree days), precipitation, cloud cover and wind; biological inputs included occurrence records and species distribution models (from AAS_4296). Attached to this metadata record is a copy of the functional typology map (in image form).