Ecosystem geography
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Ecosystem geography
Springer, c1996
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
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Includes two folded color plates in pocket
Bibliography: p. 177-188
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hard : us ISBN 9780387943541
Description
This book outlines a system that subdivides the Earth into a hierarchy of increasingly finer-scale ecosystems that can sever 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. Delineating units involves identifying the environmental factors controlling the spatial geography of ecosystems at various levels and drawing boundaries where they change significantly. Macroscale units (ecoregions) are climatically controlled and delineated as K ppen-Trewartha climate zones. Nested within these are landscape mosaics, the mesoscale units, controlled by landform and delineated by Hammond 's landform regions. At the microscale are individual sites controlled by topographically determined topoclimate and soil moisture regimes.
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: soft : us ISBN 9780387945866
Description
The analysis and management of ecosystems relies increasingly on sound geographical knowledge. This text brings the geographer's tools - maps, scales, boundaries and units - to the study of ecosystems. It also shows how to use ecological data to monitor biodiversity.
Table of Contents
- Scale of ecosystem units
- the question of boundary criteria
- role of climate in ecosystem differentiation
- macroscale - macroclimatic differentiation
- eco-climate zones of the earth
- ecoregions of the United States
- mesoscale - landform differentiation
- microscale - edaphic-topoclimatic differentiation
- applications of ecosystem geography. Appendix: ecoregions of the oceans.
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: gw ISBN 9783540943549
Description
The analysis and management of ecosystems rely increasingly on sound geographical knowledge. Ecosystem Geography is a landmark contribution which brings the geographer's tools - maps, scales, boundaries, and units - to the study of ecosystems. The author, a senior geographer and program manager with the U.S. Forest Service, has distilled more than two decades of research on ecosystem mapping and classification. His work has had a growing influence on how government and academic scientists are using ecological data to monitor biodiversity, manage land holdings, and interpret the results of climatic change. Ecosystem Geography features spectacular graphics, including diagrams, photographs, and abundant maps. It will be welcomed by ecologists, geographers, land and resource specialists, and anyone involved in the study or ecosystems.
Table of Contents
Contents: Introduction.- Scale of Ecosystem Units.- The Question of Boundary Criteria.- Role of Climate in Ecosystem Differentiation.- Macroscale: Macroclimatic Differentiation.- Eco-Climate Zones of the Earth.- Ecoregions of the United States.- Mesoscale: Landform Differentiation.- Microscale: Edaphic-Topoclimatic Differentiation.- Applications of Ecosystem Geography.- Summary and Conclusion.- Appendix: Ecoregions of the Oceans.
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