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The Shannon index gives an understanding of crop diversity. It takes into account both the number of different crop types and their relative abundance.
number of crop types (Crop richness)
Percentage of cereal crop cover (World Cereal)
Reference evapotranspiration (Global - Monthly - ~10 km) August 2025- AQUASTAT (FAO) AgERA5 derived. Reference evapotranspiration per month with a spatial resolution of 0.1 degree. Unit: mm month-...
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Biomes are distinct biological communities (collection of plants and animals) that have formed in response to a shared physical climate. They are distinguished by characteristic temperatures and amoun...
The application of fertiliser is a key component in increasing agricultural production. However, there are thresholds beyond which the cost of inputs fails to lead to corresponding increases in yield....
Climate - in terms of temperature, precipitation and continentality - is a primary determinant in the distribution of vegetation. Salvador Rivas-Martinez and Salvador Rivas-Saenz (2004) developed a gl...