authority: geo-bon
slug: ecosystem-distribution
name: Ecosystem distribution
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: ecosystem-structure
authority_id: geo-bon:ecosystem-distribution
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms: []
canonical_units: dimensionless (categorical)
description: |
  Geographic extent and arrangement of ecosystem types — biomes, habitats,
  vegetation classes. Anchored by the IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology and Red
  List of Ecosystems (4000+ ecosystems across 60+ countries), NatureServe,
  the EBV Data Portal, and national vegetation maps. Underpins EU Nature
  Restoration Regulation Article 4 and TNFD biome disclosures.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/ecosystem-structure/
  - Keith et al. 2022, Nature 610, 513-518 (IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology)
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)