title: Anthropogenic biomes: a key contribution to earth-system science.
abstract: Human activities now dominate most of the ice-free terrestrial surface. A recent article presents a classification and global map of human-influenced biomes of the world that provides a novel and potentially appropriate framework for projecting changes in earth-system dynamics.
authors.affiliation: University of Alaska Anchorage, Resilience and Adaptive Management Group, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-8104, USA. afla@uaa.alaska.edu
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alessa
authors.forename: F Stuart
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chapin