TY - BOOK ID - 5382933 TI - The Ecozones of the World : The Ecological Divisions of the Geosphere PY - 2005 SN - 9783540200147 3540200142 354028527X PB - Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Ecological zones. KW - Life zones. KW - Zones écologiques KW - Biomes KW - Flore KW - Flora KW - Faune KW - Fauna KW - Zone climatique KW - climatic zones KW - Biogéographie KW - Biogeography KW - Écologie KW - ecology KW - Ecological zones KW - Life zones KW - Geography-General KW - Ecology KW - Earth & Environmental Sciences KW - Geography KW - Geografie KW - Fysische geografie KW - Algemeen. KW - Zones écologiques KW - EPUB-LIV-FT LIVGEOGR SPRINGER-B KW - Biogeographic zones KW - Zones, Life KW - Belts, Landscape KW - Ecozones KW - Geographic zones KW - Geozonal ecosystems KW - Geozones KW - Landscape belts KW - Zones, Geographic KW - Geography. KW - Geobiology. KW - Agriculture. KW - Ecology. KW - Geoecology. KW - Environmental geology. KW - Nature conservation. KW - Geography, general. KW - Biogeosciences. KW - Geoecology/Natural Processes. KW - Nature Conservation. KW - Biotic communities KW - Conservation of nature KW - Nature KW - Nature protection KW - Protection of nature KW - Conservation of natural resources KW - Applied ecology KW - Conservation biology KW - Endangered ecosystems KW - Natural areas 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 - Population biology KW - Farming KW - Husbandry KW - Industrial arts KW - Life sciences KW - Food supply KW - Land use, Rural KW - Cosmography KW - Earth sciences KW - World history KW - Conservation KW - Ecology . KW - Geoecology KW - Environmental protection KW - Physical geology KW - Biosphere UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5382933 AB - Recent studies have greatly contributed to a better understanding of the earth's ecosystem. This abundantly illustrated book provides a fundamental introduction to the ecological zones of the geosphere. Nine terrestrial ecozones have been distinguished and described in individual chapters with respect to: distribution, climate, relief/hydrology, soil vegetation/animal lifeand land use. The first chapter provides the reader with a general introduction to each subject area. The second edition is a competely revised and updated version. A large number of new Anglo-American ecological studies are included. The book also includes more than 70 new figures and tables and detailed maps on global agricultural regions and soil classification. Another new feature is the discussion of the correlation between northern ecosystems and the carbon dioxide balance in the global atmosphere. ER -