Croplands

While Forested biomes are host to a greater extent of Earth's tree-covered land, about a quarter of Earth's tree cover was found in Croplands biomes, a greater extent than that found in Wild forests (~20%).

Anthropogenic biomes 2009

For example, Croplands biomes are mostly mosaics of cultivated land mixed with trees and pastures, and therefore possess just slightly more than half of the world's total crop-covered area (8 of 15 million km2), with most of the remaining cultivated area found in Village (~25%) and Rangeland (~15%) biomes.

Anthropogenic biomes 2009

Croplands are important because they account for the bulk of food production.

AP Environmental Science Chapter 15- Land 2008

Croplands expanded rapidly in Europe after 1700 and in North America and the former Soviet Union particularly after 1850 (C26. 1.1).

Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis~ Key Questions in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment 2008

Croplands and pasturage are heavily concentrated in the farm belt states which share concentrations of range land with the Western states.

The Population of the United States Douglas L. Anderton 1997

Croplands inundated and ruined by Tropical Storm Agatha.

Mercy Corps 2010

Croplands appear in varying shades of pale green, tan, and beige.

NASA Earth Observatory 2009

Shrinking Croplands While Still Meeting Global Food Demand

Bill Chameides: Are We Dining on a Carbon Sink? 2009

Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases Through Emissions from Land-Use Change.

Biofuels increase greenhouse gas emissions... GayandRight 2008

Croplands are warmer than forested lands, and so on.”

State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004