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Ecoregions : the ecosystem geography of the oceans and continents / Robert G. Bailey.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Springer, 2014.Edition: Second editionDescription: xiv, 180 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781493905232 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 577.82 23 B155
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Oceanic types and their controls -- 3. Ecoregions of the oceans -- 4. Continental types and their controls -- 5. Ecoregions of the continents: the Polar ecoregions -- 6. The humid temperate ecoregions -- 7. The dry ecoregions -- 8. The humid tropical ecoregions -- 9. The mountain ecoregions -- 10. Ecoregions and climate change -- 11. Continental patterns and boundaries -- 12. Applications of ecoregional patterns -- 13. Use of fire regimes at the ecoregion scale -- 14. Summary and conclusions -- Appendix A. Air masses and frontal zones -- Appendix B. Common and scientific names -- Appendix C. Conversion factors -- Appendix D. Comparison of ecoregion and related approaches.
Summary: This second edition is a completely updated and expanded version. New sections address how ecoregions are changing under the relentless influence of humans (such as modification of fire regimes and the introduction of invasive species) and climate change, the use of ecoregional patterns to transfer research results and select sites for detecting climate change effects on ecosystem distribution, and the use of ecoregional patterns to design monitoring networks and sustainable landscapes.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction --
2. Oceanic types and their controls --
3. Ecoregions of the oceans --
4. Continental types and their controls --
5. Ecoregions of the continents: the Polar ecoregions --
6. The humid temperate ecoregions --
7. The dry ecoregions --
8. The humid tropical ecoregions --
9. The mountain ecoregions --
10. Ecoregions and climate change --
11. Continental patterns and boundaries --
12. Applications of ecoregional patterns --
13. Use of fire regimes at the ecoregion scale --
14. Summary and conclusions --
Appendix A. Air masses and frontal zones --
Appendix B. Common and scientific names --
Appendix C. Conversion factors --
Appendix D. Comparison of ecoregion and related approaches.

This second edition is a completely updated and expanded version. New sections address how ecoregions are changing under the relentless influence of humans (such as modification of fire regimes and the introduction of invasive species) and climate change, the use of ecoregional patterns to transfer research results and select sites for detecting climate change effects on ecosystem distribution, and the use of ecoregional patterns to design monitoring networks and sustainable landscapes.

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