# T4.5 Temperate grasslands : Indicative distribution map

This archive contains information for *T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands*, a ecosystem functional group (EFG, level 3) of the [IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology](https://global-ecosystems.org/).

## General notes on maps

The maps show areas of the world containing major or minor occurrences of *T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands*. Minor occurrences are areas where an EFG is scattered in patches within matrices of others or where they occur in substantial areas but only within a segment of a larger region.

The maps were designed to be indicative of global distribution patterns and are not intended to represent fine-scale patterns. 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.

## Methods for this map

Terrestrial ecoregions containing major or minor occurrences of this ecosystem functional group were identified by consulting available ecoregion descriptions (Dinerstein et al. 2017), global and regional reviews, national and regional ecosystem maps, locations of relevant examples, and proofed by expert reviewers. Consequently they are coarse-scale indicative representations of distribution, except where they occupy small ecoregions. Ecoregions were mapped at 30 arc second spatial resolution.

For online visualization and navigation visit:

https://global-ecosystems.org/explore/groups/T4.5

## Citation

### For functional group profile

DA Keith, F Essl and DJ Gibson (2022) T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands. In: Keith, D.A., Ferrer-Paris, J.R., Nicholson, E. et al. (2022). A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems – Appendix S4. The IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology v2.1: Descriptive profiles for Biomes and Ecosystem Functional Groups. Nature DOI:10.1038/s41586-022-05318-4. Content version: v2.1, 2022-04-06 05:02:01.

### For this data set

DA Keith and JR Ferrer-Paris  (2023). Indicative distribution map for Ecosystem Functional Group T4.5 Temperate subhumid grasslands [Data set]. Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10068009

## Contents of this data set

- `README.md` 		 This file
- `T4_5_Temperate_grasslands.xml` 		 Profile text for the funcional group (XML format)
- `T4_5_Temperate_grasslands.png` 		 Thumbnail/Profile map (PNG format)
- `T4.5.web.orig_v1.0.tif` 		 Indicative map (raster layer, GeoTIFF format)
- `T4.5.web.orig_v1.0.json.bz2` 		 Indicative map (vector layer, GeoJSON format)
