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Ecosystem Geography

  • Textbook
  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Robert G. Bailey

    1. Ecosystem Management, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, USA

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  • The first edition (1996) was written at a time when few published materials on ecosystem geography were available, and none of these had systematically elaborated the principles underlying the mapping of ecosystems in a form accessible to advanced students and practitioners.
  • This second edition builds on the strengths of its predecessor, is updated, clarifies concepts that some reviewers have experienced difficulty in understanding, and contains new sections.

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 1-21

  3. Scale of Ecosystem Units

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 23-26

  4. The Question of Boundary Criteria

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 27-38

  5. Role of Climate in Ecosystem Differentiation

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 39-49

  6. Macroscale: Macroclimatic Differentiation

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 51-75

  7. Ecoclimatic Zones of the Earth

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 77-82

  8. Ecoregions of the United States

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 83-104

  9. Mesoscale: Landform Differentiation

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 105-119

  10. Microscale: Edaphic-Topoclimatic Differentiation

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 121-141

  11. Applications of Ecosystem Geography

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 143-156

  12. Summary and Conclusions

    • Robert G. Bailey
    Pages 157-160

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 161-204
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The analysis and management of ecosystems rely increasingly on sound geographical knowledge. Ecosystem Geography is a landmark contribution which brings the geographer's tools - maps, scales, boundaries, and units - to the study of ecosystems. The author, a senior geographer and program manager with the U.S. Forest Service, has distilled more than two decades of research on ecosystem mapping and classification. His work has had a growing influence on how government and academic scientists are using ecological data to monitor biodiversity, manage land holdings, and interpret the results of climatic change. Ecosystem Geography features spectacular graphics, including diagrams, photographs, and abundant maps. It will be welcomed by ecologists, geographers, land and resource specialists, and anyone involved in the study of ecosystems.

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"This book ... is about the management of public land. This ... will be of interest to geographers searching for contemporary titles on the management of land. It might appear on the reading lists of specialist geography courses." Geography

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  • Ecosystem Management, USDA Forest Service, Fort Collins, USA

    Robert G. Bailey

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