Edible pasture grasses and vegetation grown map (IMAGE)

New York University

Edible pasture grasses and vegetation grown map

Caption

Amount of edible pasture grasses and vegetation grown in each gridcell per year for grazing livestock (pasture aboveground biomass). Darker colors refer to more annual pasture growth per unit area. Green shows pasture growth in potential forest areas, where pasture has replaced areas that were once forested. Pink shows pasture growth in native grassland areas.

Credit

Matthew Hayek and Johannes Piipponen

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