TY - BOOK ID - 8286469 TI - Ecosystem geography : from ecoregions to sites AU - Bailey, Robert G AU - Ward Thomas, Jack AU - Ropes, Lev AU - Maysmith, Nancy PY - 2009 SN - 1441903917 0387895159 0387895167 9780387895154 9781441903914 9780387895161 PB - New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Ecology. KW - Geography. KW - Life sciences. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Regional planning. KW - Biotic communities KW - Natural resources surveys KW - Ecosystem management KW - Ecology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Classification KW - Natural resources surveys. KW - Ecosystem management. KW - Ecosystems management KW - Natural resources inventories KW - Biocenoses KW - Biocoenoses KW - Biogeoecology KW - Biological communities KW - Biomes KW - Biotic community ecology KW - Communities, Biotic KW - Community ecology, Biotic KW - Ecological communities KW - Ecosystems KW - Natural communities KW - Management KW - Urban planning. KW - Geoecology. KW - Environmental geology. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Life Sciences. KW - Geography, general. KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning. KW - Geoecology/Natural Processes. KW - Applied ecology KW - Environmental management KW - Nature conservation KW - Biodiversity conservation KW - Economic surveys KW - Population biology KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas KW - Regional development KW - Regional planning KW - State planning KW - Human settlements KW - Land use KW - Planning KW - City planning KW - Landscape protection KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Balance of nature KW - Biology KW - Bionomics KW - Ecological processes KW - Ecological science KW - Ecological sciences KW - Environment KW - Environmental biology KW - Oecology KW - Environmental sciences KW - Conservation KW - Government policy KW - Ecology . KW - Geoecology KW - Environmental protection KW - Physical geology KW - Cities and towns KW - Civic planning KW - Land use, Urban KW - Model cities KW - Redevelopment, Urban KW - Slum clearance KW - Town planning KW - Urban design KW - Urban development KW - Urban planning KW - Art, Municipal KW - Civic improvement KW - Urban policy KW - Urban renewal KW - Biotic communities - Classification KW - ecosystems KW - Spatial distribution KW - world UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8286469 AB - The first edition of this book, Ecosystem Geography, examined the distribution of ecosystems at different scales, and the processes that have differentiated them. It presented the principles for ecosystems mapping and explored the connections between ecosystem geography, conservation, and management. Ecosystem Geography was written in 1996, at a time when few published materials on ecosystem geography were available, and none had systematically elaborated the principles underlying the mapping of ecosystems in a form accessible to advanced students and practitioners. This second edition, Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites, builds on the strengths of its predecessor, incorporating new information and clarifying concepts presented in the first edition. New sections address how ecoregion boundaries were determined, ecoregion redistribution under climate change, ecosystem processes (such as fire regimes), empirical versus genetic approaches to classification, and human modification to ecosystems, such as through the introduction of invasive species. From reviews of the first edition: "An important book, richly illustrated with clear diagrams, maps, and photos. A major contribution to ecosystem ecology and an essential acquisition." –Choice "The new ‘ecosystem management’ demands an understanding of ecosystems and the relationships between them. In short, it requires a sound geographical knowledge of ecosystems. Ecosystem Geography lays a firm foundation for such knowledge." –Progress in Physical Geography "The book is essential reading for ecologists and natural area managers interested in ecosystem management and understanding how their landscapes fit into the larger picture regionally, continentally, and globally." –Natural Areas Journal About the Author: Robert G. Bailey is a geographer with the United States Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the former leader of the agency's Ecosystem Management Analysis Center. His work involves the application of ecosystem geography to ecological planning and design. ER -