Last Interglacial simulated biomes
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
September 2024 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Last Interglacial vegetation changes simulated for 127-119 ka (127,000-119,000 years ago) by BIOME4, an equilibrium vegetation model (Sommers et al. 2021, data from Shafer et al. 2021). BIOME4-simulated biomes were aggregated into a set of 6 megabiomes: Forest, Woodland or savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Desert, and Tundra. The animation also shows simulated changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet (Sommers et al. 2021).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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