Ecoregions : The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and Continents （1998. IX, 176 p. w. 106 figs. (55 col.). 24,5 cm）

Bailey, Robert G.

SPRINGER, BERLIN（1998発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 190 p., 107 figs.
• 商品コード 9780387983059

基本説明

Features: Describes and characterized the Earths major ecological zones, both terrestrial and aquatic. A major contribution to classifying and studying the world's ecological regions.

Full Description

Ecoregions applies the principles described in Bailey's Ecosystem Geography to describe and characterize the major terrestrial and aquatic ecological zones of the Earth. Robert Bailey's system for classifying ecoregions has had a major influence, and has been adopted by major organizations such as the US Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy. This book includes numerous photographs of representative ecoregions, and outstanding color figures are complemented by two full-color maps showing the major ecoregions of the continents and of the oceans.

Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Oceanic Types and Their Controls; 3. The Ecoregions of the Oceans; 4. Continental Types and Their Controls; 5. Ecoregions of the Continents: The Polar Ecoregions; 6. The Humid Temperate Domain; 7. The Dry Ecoregions; 8. The Humid Tropical, and Mountain Ecoregions; 9. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix A: Air Masses and Frontal Zones; Appendix B: Common and Scientific Names; Appendix C: Conversion Factors.