The Ecozones of the World The Ecological Divisions of the Geosphere
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2005, 2005
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2005 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- General: the treatment of the ecozones and global overviews of selected characteristics
- Distribution
- Climate
- Relief and drainage
- Soils
- Vegetation and animals
- Land use
- Regional section: The individual ecozones
- Polar subpolar zone
- Boreal zone
- Temperate midlatitudes
- Dry midlatitudes
- Subtropics with winter rain
- Subtropics with year-round rain
- Dry tropics and subtropics
- Tropics with summer rain
- Tropics with year-round rain