Dataset
To show the boundaries of the major 6 Brazilian continental biomes.
“Biome” is defined as a collection of life (plant and animal) constituted by the grouping of contiguous vegetation types identifiable on a regional scale with similar geoclimatic conditions and shared history, which results in a unique biological diversity.
The dataset contains the 6 continental biomes (Amazônia, Cerrado, Caatinga, Mata Atlântica, Pantanal, and Pampa), their boundaries, shape length and shape area.
The dataset was collected using satellite imagery.