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Table 7 The biome portraits of urbanised territories for different regions. Fractions ( π u ) k j MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8akY=wiFfYdH8Gipec8Eeeu0xXdbba9frFj0=OqFfea0dXdd9vqai=hGuQ8kuc9pgc9s8qqaq=dirpe0xb9q8qiLsFr0=vr0=vr0dc8meaabaqaciaacaGaaeqabaqabeGadaaakeaacqGGOaakcqaHapaCdaWgaaWcbaGaemyDauhabeaakiabcMcaPmaaDaaaleaacqWGRbWAaeaacqWGQbGAaaaaaa@34AD@ is expressed in %.

From: Modelling carbon dynamics from urban land conversion: fundamental model of city in relation to a local carbon cycle

Region\Biome

Afr

Ar

AsP

Cn

LAC

ET

HI

UCA

6. Middle taiga

     

4.0

3.1

 

7. South taiga

     

23.3

3.0

 

8. Temperate mixed forest

     

11.6

5.8

2.2

10. Deciduous forest

  

8.5

42.9

 

19.6

67.6

13.2

9. Subtropical deciduous & coniferous forest

 

15.3

17.0

42.9

15.6

 

11.8

62.9

12. Xeropyte woods & shrubs

3.8

 

2.1

    

6.1

13. Forest steppe

   

4.8

 

11.7

 

2.1

14. Temperate dry steppe

  

2.1

 

6.3

19.0

2.8

1.8

15. Savannah

11.5

   

9.4

   

16. Dry steppe

     

3.8

  

17. Subboreal desert

    

6.2

  

5.9

18. Subboreal saline desert

     

2.7

  

19. Subtropical semi-desert

 

30.8

2.2

     

20. Subtropical desert

 

30.8

     

1.9

22. Alpine & subalpine meadows

   

4.8

12.5

3.9

5.9

 

23. Evergreen tropic rain forest

26.9

 

10.6

 

21.9

   

24. Deciduous tropical forest

3.8

 

14.9

 

6.3

  

3.9

25. Tropical xerophyte woodland

11.5

 

23.0

     

26. Tropical savannah

38.5

15.4

6.4

 

12.5

   

27. Tropical desert

3.8

7.7

  

6.2

   

29. Saline land

   

4.8

3.1

   

30. Tropical & subtropical woodland & tugaj

  

12.8