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Bioclimates of Italy

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  • Simone Pesaresi
  • Edoardo Biondi
  • Simona Casavecchia

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The Worldwide Bioclimatic Classification System according to Rivas-Martínez (WBCS) is a bioclimatic classification that is widely used in vegetation science, geobotany, and landscape ecology. To date, only one complete WBCS map has been produced for Italy at the national scale. Here, we define two major updates to the WBCS map of Italy: improvements to the surface spatial accuracy for the climate, especially for precipitation; and detailed mapping of the Submediterraneity Index and its levels, which mainly characterize the ecotone area between the Mediterranean and the Temperate macrobioclimates. Finally, all WBCS units (i.e. macrobioclimates, bioclimatic variants, bioclimates, continentality types, bioclimatic belts) and the Submediterraneity Index are mapped on a scale of 1:2,500,000. These maps and the bioclimatic indices and monthly climatic surfaces are available here as raster data-sets (resolution, 900 m) and are useful for accurate bioclimatic diagnosis for the entire Italian territory. They will also support vegetation–environment relationship analysis, ecological modeling, and applied studies of climate change at the national scale.

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  • Simone Pesaresi & Edoardo Biondi & Simona Casavecchia, 2017. "Bioclimates of Italy," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(2), pages 955-960, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tjomxx:v:13:y:2017:i:2:p:955-960
    DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2017.1413017
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    1. Simone Pesaresi & Diana Galdenzi & Edoardo Biondi & Simona Casavecchia, 2014. "Bioclimate of Italy: application of the worldwide bioclimatic classification system," Journal of Maps, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(4), pages 538-553, October.
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