Climate classification of Asian university forests under current and future climate

• Main Authors: Yen-Jen Lai, Nobuaki Tanaka, Sangjun Im, Koichiro Kuraji, Chatchai Tantasirin, Venus Tuankrua, Luiza Majuakim, Fera Cleophas, Maznah Mahali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2020
• Subjects: QE Geology; SD Forestry
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25590/1/Climate%20classification%20of%20Asian%20university%20forests%20under%20current%20and%20future%20climate.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/25590/; https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2020.1759898
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Species diversity and the distribution of forests are closely related to climate, and climate classifications have been used to characterize vegetation distribution for over a century at the global scale. In contrast, climate type and dominant forest species may not be accurately classified at the f...