Synthesis of the Circumboreal Vegetation Mapping (CBVM) legend discussion in Vladivostok, Russia , September 23- October 4, 2012

As part of the East Asian Flora Symposium, that took place in Vladivostok, Russia, from September 23 to 27 in 2012, a CBVM session was held on Thursday September 27. This documents provides a summary of the discussions and presentations.

The main objective of the meeting was:

• To share views of participants regarding the organisation of the legend for the Circumboreal
• Vegetation Mapping project (CBVM) and compare concepts and their application between the
• Canadian team and the Russian team in order to develop a common legend.