The Ecozones of the World: Ecological Divisions of the Geosphere - Hardcover

From the reviews of the second edition: "This is a well organized and concise description of the nine major terrestrial regions of the earth. Each region is described in terms of its distribution, climate, soil, relief and drainage, land use, and vegetation and animals. This allows for an easy comparison of salient factors between regions and also allows the reader to readily focus on a particular aspect of interest . This is a useful and practical guide and an excellent introduction to biogeography." (Southeastern Naturalist, Vol. 5 (1), 2006)"The book consists of two parts. A general part discusses the treatment of the ecozones and gives an overview of selected characteristics . And a second part called Regional sections: The individual ecozones. The ecozones of the world is a good introduction to the ecological division of the earth, especially for those with an interest in patterns and processes on a large scale. The book is amply illustrated with figures, tables and diagrams, whic

Recent studies have greatly contributed to a better understanding of the ecosystem Earth. 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 life, and land use. The first chapter provides the reader with a general introduction to each subject area.