Anthropogenic Biomes of the World

A Guide to Anthropogenic Biomes of the World (v1)

Anthropogenic Biomes (Anthromes) offer a new way to understand our living planet by describing the way humans have reshaped its ecological patterns and processes. This guide is based on a system of 21 Anthrome classes divided into 6 broad groups, as described in Ellis and Ramankutty (2008; Anthromes v1)

Anthromes Web Map

	1. Urban			4. Rangelands
	11. Urban			41. Residential Rangelands
	12. Dense Settlements			42. Populated Rangelands
	2. Villages			43. Remote Rangelands
	21. Rice Villages			5. Forested
	22. Irrigated Villages			51. Populated Forests
	23. Cropped & Pastoral Villages			52. Remote Forests
	24. Pastoral Villages			6. Wildlands
	25. Rainfed Villages			61. Wild Forest
	26. Rainfed Mosaic Villages			62. Sparse Trees
	3. Croplands			63. Barren
	31. Residential Irrigated Cropland
	32. Residential Rainfed Mosaic Cropland
	33. Populated Irrigated Cropland
	34. Populated Rainfed Cropland
	35. Remote Cropland

Note: Anthrome number codes = broad group number & anthrome number. Example: Dense Settlements = 1 & 2 = 12.

Created by:

Andrew Petit de Mange & Kelly Kennedy

Ellis, E. C. and N. Ramankutty. 2008. Putting people in the map: anthropogenic biomes of the world. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6(8):439-447 doi:10.1890/070062. [download]