Anthropogenic Biomes of the World
Populated Forests
Populated Forest anthromes are characterized by a high median
precipitation, minimal human population, and extensive tree cover.
The climate varies greatly from forest to forest as there are
populated forests on every ice free continent, but the population
density is usually less than 3 persons/km².
Even with the intrusion of human activity, populated forests still
are high in biodiversity and act as carbon sinks. |
Population
|
Global
Total |
Median |
Min |
Max |
|
billion persons (%) |
persons/km² |
|
Total
|
0.04 (0.6%)
|
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Non-Urban
|
0.04 (1.3%)
|
3 |
1 |
10 |
|
|
Land Use & Land Cover
|
Global
Total
|
Median |
Min |
Max |
| million km2 (%) |
(cover %) |
|
Total Land Area |
11.2 (8.6%) |
N/A |
|
Urban |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Cultivated |
0.39 (2.6%) |
0.2% |
0.0% |
44% |
|
Irrigated |
0.02 (0.7%) |
0.0 |
0.0% |
14% |
|
Rice Paddy |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
4.0% |
|
Pasture |
0.78 (2.8%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
84% |
|
Tree Cover |
5.5 (20%) |
48% |
0.0% |
86% |
|
Bare Earth |
0.12 (0.3%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
30% |
*Median,
Minimum and Maximum estimates were
calculated after removing the top and bottom
2% of cells in each anthrome based on
the Euclidean distance across the means of variables used for anthrome classification. |