Table 1.
Biogeoclimate zones and natural land cover types of Turkey, and their extent, biophysical properties and MODIS-derived vegetation indices.
| Biogeoclimate zones | Land cover types | Number of pixels | Area (km2) | Mean NDVI | Mean EVI | Mean altitude (m) | BT (°C) | PER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Sub)nival | Snow/ice | 5899 | 1475 | 0.11 ± 0.06 | 0.10 ± 0.04 | 3104 ± 258 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.27 ± 0.14 |
| Alpine | Barren/sparsely vegetated | 20372 | 5093 | 0.17 ± 0.08 | 0.17 ± 0.07 | 2831 ± 220 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 0.33 ± 0.10 |
| Boreal | Barren/sparsely vegetated | 9043 | 2261 | 0.15 ± 0.08 | 0.16 ± 0.07 | 2391 ± 264 | 4.8 ± 0.8 | 0.52 ± 0.14 |
| Forest | 167254 | 41814 | 0.23 ± 0.11 | 0.23 ± 0.08 | ||||
| Cool Temperate | Barren/sparsely vegetated | 212169 | 53042 | 0.23 ± 0.08 | 0.17 ± 0.05 | 1423 ± 413 | 9.6 ± 1.5 | 1.11 ± 0.35 |
| Grassland | 175572 | 43893 | 0.29 ± 0.11 | 0.19 ± 0.06 | ||||
| Shrubland/woodland | 278098 | 69525 | 0.30 ± 0.13 | 0.20 ± 0.07 | ||||
| Forest | 979753 | 244938 | 0.34 ± 0.18 | 0.24 ± 0.09 | ||||
| Warm Temperate | Barren/sparsely vegetated | 312485 | 78121 | 0.26 ± 0.11 | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 663 ± 371 | 13.5 ± 1.1 | 1.40 ± 0.41 |
| Grassland | 162401 | 40600 | 0.38 ± 0.14 | 0.22 ± 0.08 | ||||
| Shrubland/woodland | 281280 | 70320 | 0.43 ± 0.15 | 0.25 ± 0.08 | ||||
| Forest | 322362 | 80591 | 0.51 ± 0.18 | 0.29 ± 0.10 | ||||
| Mediterranean | Barren/sparsely vegetated | 101905 | 25476 | 0.33 ± 0.13 | 0.21 ± 0.09 | 303 ± 211 | 17.3 ± 1.0 | 1.59 ± 0.45 |
| Grassland | 55559 | 13890 | 0.44 ± 0.15 | 0.27 ± 0.09 | ||||
| Shrubland/woodland | 54595 | 13649 | 0.45 ± 0.13 | 0.28 ± 0.08 | ||||
| Forest | 43459 | 10865 | 0.54 ± 0.13 | 0.29 ± 0.06 | ||||
| Grand total/mean | 3182206 | 795552 | 0.32 ± 0.13 | 0.21 ±0.05 | 1141 ± 655 | 11.3 ± 3.3 | 1.21 ± 0.44 | |
BT: Biotemperature; PER: Ratio of potential evapotranspiration to precipitation. Mean NDVI and EVI values are for the period of 2000 to 2007.