Observational studies have been carried out in arid, semi-arid and dry-subhumid ecosystems of all the continents except Antartica. Here is a map showing the location and some characteristics of the network of research sites deployed within the BIOCOM project (as of 18 January 2012).
Below you can find examples of some of the ecosystems surveyed.
Stipa tenacissima steppes in Spain (left) and Morocco (right)
Semi-arid shrublands in Spain (left) and Argentina (right)
Semi-arid shrublands in Chile (left) and Venezuela (right)
Stipa tenacissima steppe in Tunisia (left) and open woodland in Australia (right)
Semi-arid shrublands in Mexico (left) and the United States of America (right)