Ecosystem Geography From Ecoregions to Sites /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bailey, Robert G. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Έκδοση: 2.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Ecology.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Geography, general.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Nature Conservation.

The first edition of this book, Ecosystem Geography, examined the distribution of ecosystems at different scales, and the processes that have differentiated them. It presented the principles for ecosystems mapping and explored the connections between ecosystem geography, conservation, and management...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Scale of Ecosystem Units
• The Question of Boundary Criteria
• Role of Climate in Ecosystem Differentiation
• Macroscale: Macroclimatic Differentiation (Ecoregions)
• Ecoclimatic Zones of the Earth
• Ecoregions of the United States
• Ecoregion Redistribution Under Climate Change
• Mesoscale: Landform Differentiation (Landscape Mosaics)
• Microscale: Edaphic-Topoclimatic Differentiation (Sites)
• Applications of Ecosystem Geography
• Summary and Conclusions.