The Ecozones of the World: The Ecological Divisions of the GeosphereRecent 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. |
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Extensive pasture economy | 136 |
Synoptic diagram for steppes | 138 |
Subtropics with winter rain | 141 |
Climate | 142 |
Relief and drainage | 143 |
Vegetation and animals | 144 |
Adaptation to summer drought | 146 |
Animals | 148 |
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Halomorphic soils | 128 |
Types of steppes | 129 |
Lifeform and adaptation to winter cold and summer drought | 130 |
Biomass primary production and decomposition | 131 |
Available supply and turnover of minerals | 134 |
Biomass and primary production | 150 |
Land Use | 152 |
Synoptic diagram for the Subtropics with winter rain | 154 |
Subtropics with yearround rain | 156 |
Climate | 158 |
Relief and drainage | 159 |
Soils | 160 |
Vegetation | 161 |
Available supply and turnover in a semievergreen oak forest in the southeastern United States | 162 |
Land use | 165 |
Synoptic diagram for the Subtropics with yearround rain | 166 |
Dry tropics and subtropics | 169 |
Climate | 170 |
Relief and drainage | 172 |
Stream erosion and wash denudation | 173 |
Soils | 174 |
Vegetation and animals | 175 |
Vegetation and soil water budget | 176 |
Adaptation to drought and stress | 180 |
Animals in the desert | 183 |
Biomass and primary production | 184 |
Land use | 185 |
Oasis agriculture | 187 |
Synoptic diagram for tropical thorn savannas and subtropical thorn steppes in the semiarid Dry tropics and subtropics | 189 |
Tropics with summer rain | 193 |
Climate | 194 |
Relief and drainage | 195 |
Soils | 198 |
Soil types | 200 |
Vegetation and animals | 202 |
Animals | 203 |
Savanna fires | 204 |
Zoomass and animal feed | 206 |
Decomposition of litter | 208 |
Mineral supplies and turnovers | 209 |
Land use | 210 |
Synoptic diagram for the Tropics with summer rain | 213 |
Tropics with yearround rain | 215 |
Climate | 216 |
Relief and drainage | 217 |
Soils | 218 |
Vegetation and animals | 221 |
Dynamics of the vegetation | 224 |
Biomass and primary production | 225 |
Animal feed | 226 |
Mineral supplies and turnovers | 227 |
Rainforest ecosystem | 229 |
Land use | 230 |
Synoptic diagram for the Tropics with yearround rain | 235 |
References | 237 |
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The Ecozones of the World: The Ecological Divisions of the Geosphere Jürgen Schultz Affichage d'extraits - 1995 |
