Ecosystem Geography : From Ecoregions to Sites /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bailey, Robert G. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 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.