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Global to Local: Ecological Land Classification

Thunderbay, Ontario, Canada, August 14–17, 1994

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Editors:
  1. Richard A. Sims

    1. Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service - Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

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  2. Ian G. W. Corns

    1. Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service - Northwest, Edmonton, Canada

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  3. Karel Klinka

    1. Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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Table of contents (43 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction — Global to Local: Ecological Land Classification

      • Richard A. Sims, Ian G. W. Corns, Karel Klinka
      Pages 1-10

    2. Land Classification and Ecosystem Classification

      • J. Stan Rowe
      Pages 11-20

  3. Global Frameworks

    1. Multi-Scale Ecosystem Analysis

      • Robert G. Bailey
      Pages 21-24

    2. A National Framework for Monitoring and Reporting on Environmental Sustainability in Canada

      • Ian B. Marshall, C. A. Scott Smith, Corrine J. Selby
      Pages 25-38

    3. The ITE Land Classification: Providing an Environmental Stratification of Great Britain

      • R. G. H. Bunce, C. J. Barr, M. K. Gillespie, D. C. Howard
      Pages 39-46

    4. Spatial Scale-Dependent Policy Planning for Land Management in Southern Europe

      • Fivos Papadimitriou, Paola Mairota
      Pages 47-57

  4. Regional Frameworks

    1. A Spatial Hierarchical Framework for the Co-Management of Ecosystems in Canada and the United States for the Upper Great Lakes Region

      • Peter W. C. Uhlig, James K. Jordan
      Pages 59-73

    2. Development of a Multilevel Ecological Classification System for the State of Minnesota

      • Dan S. Hanson, Bryan Hargrave
      Pages 75-84

    3. A Strategic Framework to Eco-Regionalize Ontario

      • Ajith H. Perera, James A. Baker, Lawrence E. Band, David J. B. Baldwin
      Pages 85-96

    4. Ecosystem Mapping Methods for British Columbia

      • A. Banner, D. V. Meidinger, E. C. Lea, R. E. Maxwell, B. C. Von Sacken
      Pages 97-117

    5. An Ecological Framework for Resource Management in British Columbia

      • S. Mah, S. Thomson, D. Demarchi
      Pages 119-125

    6. Land District, Ecophysiographic Units and Areas: The Landscape Mapping of the Ministère Des Ressources Naturelles Du Québec

      • André Robitaille, Jean-Pierre Saucier
      Pages 127-148

  5. Subregional Frameworks

    1. Developing an Ecological Land Classification for the Fundy Model Forest, Southeastern New Brunswick, Canada

      • Bruce E. Matson, Randal G. Power
      Pages 149-172

    2. Ecological Mapping: A Framework for Delimiting Forest Management Units

      • Patrick Beauchesne, Jean-Pierre Ducruc, Vincent Gerardin
      Pages 173-186

    3. Application of the USDA Forest Service National Hierarchical Framework of Ecological Units at the Sub-Regional Level: The New England-New York Example

      • Marie-Louise Smith, Constance Carpenter
      Pages 187-198

    4. Development of Ecological Land Classification and Mapping in Support of Forest Management in Northern Newfoundland, Canada

      • Denes Bajzak, B. A. Roberts
      Pages 199-213

    5. Classification of Local- and Landscape-Scale Ecological Types in the Southern Appalachian Mountains

      • W. Henry McNab
      Pages 215-229
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Keywords

About this book

Ecological Land Classification (ELC) refers to the description of land resources at a range of spatial resolutions (i.e. global to local) and for a range of purposes or values. The emerging science of ELC is in fact a very carefully integrated blend of vegetation and earth sciences, climatology, cartography and ecology with a range of new technologies and methodologies including computer-based geographic information systems, remote sensing and simulation modelling.
This publication defines the current `state-of-the-art' of ELC. It provides particular insight into the role of ELC in current and future forest resource planning and management, and emphasizes its application and usefulness at various spatial scales, for a variety of geographic locations, and under a range of management scenarios/constraints. The book is an invaluable and substantial reference source about the current trends in ELC and will be of particular value to ecologists, foresters, geographers, resource managers, wildlife biologists, GIS and remote sensing specialists, educators and students.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service - Ontario, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada

    Richard A. Sims

  • Northern Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service - Northwest, Edmonton, Canada

    Ian G. W. Corns

  • Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Karel Klinka

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Global to Local: Ecological Land Classification

  • Book Subtitle: Thunderbay, Ontario, Canada, August 14–17, 1994

  • Editors: Richard A. Sims, Ian G. W. Corns, Karel Klinka

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1653-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3966-3Published: 29 February 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7239-7Published: 20 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1653-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 610

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Forestry, Ecology

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