Bioclimate of Italy: application of the worldwide bioclimatic classification system

Simone Pesaresi, Diana Galdenzi, Edoardo Biondi and Simona Casavecchia

Journal of Maps, 2014, vol. 10, issue 4, 538-553

Abstract: The worldwide bioclimatic classification system (WBCS) of Rivas-Martínez was applied to the Italian territory and surrounding areas between latitudes 35°47′-46°60′ N and longitudes 5°92′-21°39′ E. The 'WorldClim' precipitation and temperature dataset was used as the source data. Application of the WBCS in a geographic information system allowed the production of macrobioclimates, bioclimates, ombrotypes, continentality, compensated thermicity index and ombro-evaporal index maps at a scale of 1:5,500,000, and a map of thermotypes at a scale of 1:2,250,000. Moreover, the isobioclimates of Italy are identified and quantified in terms of areas. These maps are available here as raster datasets (1 km spatial resolution) and are useful for: (i) rapid bioclimatic diagnosis of the Italian territories; and (ii) vegetation-environment relationship modeling at the national scale.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2014.891472

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