Major Zonobiome and Zonoecotone Patterns in Southern Africa
摘要
This chapter is devoted to the description of the basic biome fabric of the study region (MBSA) including six zonobiomes, eleven global biomes, twelve continental biomes, and 87 regional biomes are recognised. Furthermore, six zonoecotones accommodate six continental ecotonal biomes and 25 regional ecotonal biomes. Maps and climatic diagrams of the high-rank (zonobiome, global, and continental) biomes and zonoecotones, are presented, setting the scene for the descriptions of regional biomes (zonobiomes and zonoecotones) in the chapters that follow. This chapter is accompanied by downloadable map files and relevant GIS shape files.