page_title: Anthropogenic biome
hierarchical_section_title: Anthropogenic biome
caption_attribution_description: English: Anthropogenic Biomes Map (Ellis &amp; Ramankutty 2008)
context_page_description: Anthropogenic biomes, also known as anthromes or human biomes, describe the terrestrial biosphere in its contemporary, human-altered form using global ecosystem units defined by global patterns of sustained direct human interaction with ecosystems. Anthromes were first named and mapped by Erle Ellis and Navin Ramankutty in their 2008 paper, "Putting People in the Map: Anthropogenic Biomes of the World". Anthrome maps now appear in numerous textbooks and in the National Geographic World Atlas
context_section_description: Anthropogenic biomes, also known as anthromes or human biomes, describe the terrestrial biosphere (biomes) in its contemporary, human-altered form using global ecosystem units defined by global patterns of sustained direct human interaction with ecosystems. Anthromes were first named and mapped by Erle Ellis and Navin Ramankutty in their 2008 paper, "Putting People in the Map: Anthropogenic Biomes of the World". Anthrome maps now appear in numerous textbooks  and in the National Geographic World Atlas
caption: Anthropogenic biomes
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