| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 251 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes two folded color plates in pocket. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-239) and index. |
| Summary |
This second edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor, incorporating new information and clarifying concepts presented in the first edition. "New sections address how ecoregion boundaries were determined, ecoregion redistribution under climate change, ecosystem processes (such as fire regimes), empirical versus genetic approaches to classification,and human modification to ecosystems, such as through the introduction of invasive species".--[book cover] |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Scale of ecosystem units -- The question of boundary criteria -- Role of climate in ecosystem differentiation -- Macroscale : macroclimate differentiation (ecoregions) -- Ecoclimatic zones of the earth -- Ecoregions of the United States -- Ecoregion redistribution under climate change -- Mesoscale : landform differentiation (landscape mosaics) -- Microscale : edophic-topoclimatic differentiation (sites) -- Applications of ecosystem geography -- Summary and conclusions -- Ecoregions of the oceans -- Glossary. |
| Subject |
Biotic communities -- Classification.
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Biotic communities -- Classification. |
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Biotic communities. |
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Natural resources surveys.
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Natural resources surveys. |
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Ecosystem management.
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Ecosystem management. |
| ISBN |
9780387895154 |
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0387895159 |
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9781441903914 paperback alkaline paper |
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1441903917 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780387895161 e-book |
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0387895167 e-book |
| Music No. |
12191109 |
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