All those biome-specific papers I see that start out by claiming to be "the biggest" or "the most biodiverse" or "the most threatened" or some other thing of global importance, when we have yet to accurately define and map the #biomes on Earth, are getting beyond tedious.
That said, I have to add that #GrassyBiomes are grossly underappreciated compared to #Forests.
Pantanal Wetland Wildfires Are Associated With Drought In Interconnected Biomes [Bolivia, Brazil & Paraguay]
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-025-07446-2 <--
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #floodplain #Pantanal #tropical #wetland #Wildfires #Drought #extremeweather #climatechange #Biomes #Bolivia #Brazil #Paraguay #SouthAmerica #risk #hazard #fire #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #opendata #remotesensing #water #hydrology #landuse #landcover #humanimpacts #biosphere #monitoring #mitigation #management #planning #detection #fireresponse
Dominant Edaphic Controls On Particulate Organic Carbon In Global Soils
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17619 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #soil #global #soilcarbon #climatechange #particulateorganiccarbon #POC #organiccarbon #empirical #model #modeling #machinelearning #AI #profile #biomes #ecosystems #grassland #pasture #shrubland #forest #boreal #arctic #savannas #sampling
Latest @GlobEcoFlinders paper led by Antoine Champreux just out in Ecological Monographs:
'How to map #biomes: quantitative comparison and review of biome-mapping methods'
Small but mighty, #plankton are among the most powerful creatures on Earth
#primary_production #photosynthesis #phytoplanktion
#oceans #aquatic #biomes
#Soil #bacteria link their life strategies to soil conditions: Study.
https://phys.org/news/2024-04-soil-bacteria-link-life-strategies.html
Life history strategies of soil bacterial communities across global terrestrial biomes
Perhaps my all-time favorite book on #DeepTime, however, is Jason Chin's #GrandCanyon. This beautifully illustrated book celebrates both the modern #nationalpark and the fantastic #geologic record it contains. Following a father & daughter on a hike up from the canyon floor, they lead us through the progressive #biomes, #habitats, and #strata of the canyon. I love the gimmick of the occasional #fossils acting as LITERAL windows into the past! Truly inspired stuff. 
https://dinodadreviews.com/2018/08/11/grand-canyon-jason-chin/
#introduction: I'm a scientist at #CSIC, Spain, interested in the #ecology & #evolution of fire-prone #ecosystems, & more generally, in disturbance ecology. I aim to understanding the role of #fire and other #disturbances in shaping species, populations, #communities, #landscapes, #biomes, & the #biosphere.
Web: https://www.uv.es/jgpausas/
Publ: https://www.uv.es/jgpausas/fire-ecology-ev
Greg Cocks 
