Robert G. Bailey 
Ecosystem Geography 
From Ecoregions to Sites

This book outlines a system that subdivides the Earth into a hierarchy of increasingly finer-scale ecosystems that can serve as a consistent framework for ecological analysis and management. The system consists of a three-part, nested hierarchy of ecosystem units and associated mapping criteria. This new edition has been updated throughout with new text, figures, diagrams, photographs, and tables.

Tabella dei contenuti

Forward Preface Ch. 1 Introduction Ch. 2 Scale of Ecosystem Units Ch. 3 The Question of Boundary Criteria Ch. 4 Role of Climate in Ecosystem Differentiation Ch. 5 Macroscale: Macroclimatic Differentiation Ch. 6 Ecoclimatic Zones of the Earth Ch. 7 Ecoregions of the United States Ch. 8 Mesoscale: Landform Differentiation Ch. 9 Microscale: Edaphic-Topoclimatic Differentiation Ch. 10 Applications of Ecosystem Geography Ch. 11 Summary and Conclusions Appendix Ecoregions of the Oceans Glossary Further Reading Bibliography About the Author Index