University of Minnesota researchers created the world’s first global vegetation map based on data from 45,000 plants belonging to more than 3,600 species. More than 50 researchers worked on the ...

Vegetation in Antarctica encounters the harshest living conditions on the planet. Only the most resilient organisms can thrive there, and we don't know yet what their future holds with climate change.

This clearly acknowledges that all maps are not the same, that maps can inform us of far more than this town here and that highway there. Maps can explain Life’s presence on planet Earth.

First map of vegetation across Antarctica reveals a battle for the continent’s changing landscape Published: August 8, 2024 8:56am EDT Claudia Colesie , University of Edinburgh ...