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  • Formaat: Hardback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius: 254x178 mm, kaal: 5638 g, 54 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 180 p. 134 illus., 54 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Apr-2014
  • Kirjastus: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
  • ISBN-10: 1493905236
  • ISBN-13: 9781493905232
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Ecoregions: The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents 2nd ed. 2014Suurem pilt
  • Formaat: Hardback, 180 pages, kõrgus x laius: 254x178 mm, kaal: 5638 g, 54 Illustrations, color; 80 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 180 p. 134 illus., 54 illus. in color., 1 Hardback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 04-Apr-2014
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  • ISBN-10: 1493905236
  • ISBN-13: 9781493905232
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Global warming and human-driven impacts are changing the World’s ecological zones. This book applies the principles described in Bailey’s Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites, 2nd ed. (Springer 2009, 1st ed. 1996) to describe and characterize the major terrestrial and aquatic ecological zones of the Earth. Bailey’s system for classifying these zones has been adopted by major organizations such as the U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy and this book is a significant contribution to a long tradition of classifying and studying the world’s ecological regions or ecoregions. It includes two color maps that show the major ecoregions of the continents and oceans. Also included are: - 106 illustrations with 55 in full color - A new chapter on mountains is included. - There are new sections that address concerns about how eco regions are changing under the relentless influence of humans and climate change - Another new feature is the discussion of using eco regional patterns to transfer research results and select sites for detecting climate change effects on ecosystem distribution - Use of ecoregional patterns to design monitoring networks and sustainable landscapes - Fire regimes in different regional ecosystems and their management implications.

This book offers an invaluable source of description, interpretation and analysis of global patterns of ecosystem distribution and successfully provides the reader with the means of making sense of these patterns.

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This work remains a necessary resource for basic research in environmental science, management, and program development. It can serve as a textbook or reference for students in relevant programs such as geography, ecology, and resource management. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. (J. Chen, Choice, Vol. 52 (4), December, 2014)

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"Ecosystem Geography" is the most clearly written and content-packed book I've ever read. Let me state that again: it is the most clearly written technical book I've ever read. I really admire Bob a lot. The latest edition of his book, "Ecoregions," has the simplest, best summary of climate change I've seen." (David D. Diamond, Director, Missouri Resource Assessment Partnership (MoRAP), University of Missouri)
1 Introduction
1(8)
1.1 Concepts of Ecosystem Regions, or Ecoregions
1(1)
1.2 Need for a Comparative System of Generic Regions
2(2)
1.3 The Process of Denning
4(1)
1.4 The Role of Climate
5(1)
1.5 Macroclimate
5(1)
1.6 Advantages of the Ecoclimatic Approach
6(3)
References
6(3)
2 Oceanic Types and Their Controls
9(8)
2.1 Factors Controlling Ocean Hydrology
9(3)
2.1.1 Latitude
9(1)
2.1.2 Major Wind Systems
9(1)
2.1.3 Precipitation and Evaporation
10(2)
2.2 Types of Hydrologic Regions, or Oceanic Ecoregions
12(3)
2.2.1 Dietrich's Oceanographic Classification
12(3)
2.3 Distribution of the Oceanic Regions
15(2)
References
16(1)
3 Ecoregions of the Oceans
17(10)
3.1 500 Polar Domain
17(1)
3.1.1 510 Inner Polar Division
17(1)
3.1.2 520 Outer Polar Division
17(1)
3.2 600 Temperate Domain
18(3)
3.2.1 610 Poleward Westerlies Division and 20 Equatorward Westerlies Division
19(1)
3.2.2 630 Subtropical Division
20(1)
3.2.3 640 High-Salinity Subtropical Division
20(1)
3.2.4 650 Jet Stream Division
21(1)
3.2.5 660 Poleward Monsoon Division
21(1)
3.3 700 Tropical Domain
21(3)
3.3.1 710 Tropical Monsoon Division
21(1)
3.3.2 720 High-Salinity Tropical Monsoon Division
22(1)
3.3.3 730 Poleward Trades Division
22(1)
3.3.4 740 Trade Winds Division
23(1)
3.3.5 750 Equatorward Trades Division
23(1)
3.3.6 760 Equatorial Countercurrent Division
24(1)
3.4 Shelf
24(3)
References
25(2)
4 Continental Types and Their Controls
27(20)
4.1 The Controls of Macroclimate
27(6)
4.1.1 Latitude
27(1)
4.1.2 Continental Position
28(2)
4.1.3 Modified by Elevation
30(3)
4.2 Types of Ecoclimatic Zones, or Continental Ecoregions
33(5)
4.2.1 Principles of Ecological Climate Regionalization
33(3)
4.2.2 The Koppen--Trewartha Classification of Climates
36(2)
4.3 Distribution of the Continental Regions
38(2)
4.4 Relationship to Other Ecoregional Zoning Systems
40(7)
References
43(4)
5 Ecoregions of the Continents: The Polar Ecoregions
47(8)
5.1 100 Polar Domain
47(1)
5.2 110 Icecap Division
48(1)
5.3 120 Tundra Division
48(3)
5.4 130 Subarctic Division
51(4)
References
54(1)
6 The Humid Temperate Ecoregions
55(14)
6.1 200 Humid Temperate Domain
55(1)
6.2 210 Warm Continental Division
56(3)
6.3 220 Hot Continental Division
59(1)
6.4 230 Subtropical Division
60(1)
6.5 240 Marine Division
61(2)
6.6 250 Prairie Division
63(3)
6.7 260 Mediterranean Division
66(3)
References
68(1)
7 The Dry Ecoregions
69(12)
7.1 300 Dry Domain
69(1)
7.2 310 Tropical/Subtropical Steppe Division
69(3)
7.3 320 Tropical/Subtropical Desert Division
72(3)
7.4 330 Temperate Steppe Division
75(2)
7.5 340 Temperate Desert Division
77(4)
References
79(2)
8 The Humid Tropical Ecoregions
81(8)
8.1 400 Humid Tropical Domain
81(2)
8.2 410 Savanna Division
83(1)
8.3 420 Rainforest Division
84(5)
References
87(2)
9 The Mountain Ecoregions
89(6)
9.1 M Mountains with Elevational Zonation
89(6)
References
94(1)
10 Ecoregions and Climate Change
95(10)
10.1 Long-Term Climate Change
95(2)
10.2 Use of the Koppen Climate Classification to Detect Climate Change
97(5)
10.3 Summary
102(3)
References
102(3)
11 Continental Patterns and Boundaries
105(6)
11.1 Pattern Within Zones
105(2)
11.2 Disturbance and Succession
107(1)
11.3 Boundaries Between Zones
108(3)
References
109(2)
12 Applications of Ecoregional Patterns
111(16)
12.1 Design for Sustainability
111(2)
12.1.1 Understand Ecosystem Pattern in Terms of Process
111(2)
12.1.2 Use Pattern to Design Sustainable Landscapes Ill
12.2 Significance to Ecosystem Management
113(8)
12.2.1 Local Systems Within Context
114(1)
12.2.2 Spatial Transferability of Models
114(1)
12.2.3 Links Between Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems
115(1)
12.2.4 Design of Sampling Networks
116(1)
12.2.5 Transfer Information
117(1)
12.2.6 Determining Suitable Locations for Seed Transfer
118(1)
12.2.7 Understanding Landscape Fragmentation
119(1)
12.2.8 Choosing Planting Strategies for Landscaping and Restoration
119(1)
12.2.9 Environmental Risk Assessment
119(1)
12.2.10 Learn from Successful Ecological Designs and Predict Establishment of Invasive Species
120(1)
12.2.11 Maintain and Restore Biodiversity
120(1)
12.2.12 Facilitate Conservation Planning
120(1)
12.3 Significance to Research
121(6)
12.3.1 Restructuring Research Programs
122(1)
12.3.2 Some Research Questions
122(1)
12.3.3 Natural Ecosystem Patterns
123(1)
12.3.4 Effects of Climatic Variation
123(1)
12.3.5 Relationships Between Vegetation and Landform
123(1)
References
124(3)
13 Use of Fire Regimes at the Ecoregion Scale
127(10)
13.1 Ecosystem Structure and Process
127(1)
13.2 Range of Variation
127(1)
13.3 Different Ecoregions, Different Fire Regimes
128(4)
13.3.1 Precolonial Fire Regimes (Vale)
128(1)
13.3.2 Fire Regime Types (The Nature Conservancy)
128(2)
13.3.3 Characterizing the US Wildfire Regimes (Malamud et al.)
130(1)
13.3.4 Other Studies
130(2)
13.4 Use of Fire Regime at the Ecoregion Scale
132(2)
13.5 Why Ecoregions Are Needed
134(1)
13.6 Use of Ecosystem Patterns Within Ecoregions
134(1)
13.7 Future Range of Variation
134(3)
References
135(2)
14 Summary and Conclusions
137(4)
Appendix A Air Masses and Frontal Zones 141(2)
Appendix B Common and Scientific Names 143(2)
Appendix C Conversion Factors 145(2)
Appendix D Comparison of Ecoregion and Related Approaches 147(6)
Glossary of Technical Terms 153(6)
Bibliography 159(6)
Maps 165(6)
About the Author 171(2)
Index 173
Robert G. Bailey, born in 1939, received his PhD in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1971. An ecological geographer with U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, he was leader of the agencys Ecosystem Management Analysis Center for many years. He has four decades of experience working with the theory and practice of ecosystem classification and mapping and its application to management. He is author of numerous publications on this and related subjects, including four books.