Index
A
Acacia-desert grass savanna, 70
ADIS Abeba, 90
Adelaide, Australia, 66
Africa, 20, 23, 63, 66, 70–72, 75, 83–85, 128, 143, 144,
150, 806
Agulhas Current, 21
Alabama, 107
Alaska, 50–61, 63, 90, 92, 100, 108, 151, 165
Alberta, 63
Albuquerque, 72
Alfisol, 41, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63
Alkali, 75, 153
Allegheny National Forest, 59
Alluvial fan, 68, 79
Alpine zone, 91
Altai Mountains, Mongolia, 79
American (Mojave-Sonoran) Desert, 73–75, 123
Anadromous fisheries, 63
Andes Mountains, 78
Angola, 83
Animal communities, 95, 148
Animal movement patterns, 112
Antarctica, 9, 29, 30, 48, 49, 96, 142
Antelope, 76, 77, 143, 144
Appalachian mountains, 60, 92
Aquatic and terrestrial systems, 43, 115–116
Arabia, 22, 72
Arctic, 9, 12, 14, 17, 38, 47–53, 75, 91, 96, 100, 128,
142, 144
Arctic air masses, 47, 48
Arctic Circle, 48
Arctic Ocean, 17, 96
Arid desert, 69
Aridisol, 41, 71, 74, 76, 79
Arizona, 5, 74, 78, 91
Arizona-New Mexico Mountains, 72
Arizona-Sonoran deserts, 5, 72, 74, 95, 123
Arroyo, 72, 153
Asia, 21, 23, 57, 59, 69, 70, 76–78
Atacama Desert, 70, 72, 75
Australia, 2, 23, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67, 71, 72, 76, 83, 151
Azonal, 33, 105, 107, 150, 153
B
Baffin Island, 48
Barents Sea, 18
Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, 85
Bases, 51, 58, 60, 63, 64, 76
Basin and range, 74, 79
Bearing Sea, 62
Benguela Current, 23
Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming, 94
Biodiversity, 112, 120, 130
Biogeographic province, 153
Biological control agent, 120
Biomass, 63, 122, 153
Biome, 119, 147–149, 153
Bioregion, 147, 153
Biotic province, 147, 153
Birch-lichen woodland, 49
Bison, 76, 112, 143
Black prairie soil, 64
Black Sea, 20
Bog, 50, 52, 53, 59, 108, 153
Bolson, 79, 153
Boreal forest, 27, 33, 52, 53, 56, 57, 64, 99, 101, 102, 108,
128, 153
Boreal subarctic climate, 51
Brazil, 23, 60, 63, 70, 71, 83, 84
Brazil Current, 21
British Columbia, 61
Brown forest soil, 55, 62
Brown soil, 41, 76, 108, 153
Brush tundra, 49
Buffalograss, 76, 143
Buffer zone, 113
Bushmen, 70
C
Caatinga, 71, 83
Cactus, 70, 73, 143
Calcification, 64, 74, 76, 153
Caliche, 74
California, 10, 23, 30, 58, 66, 67, 73, 90, 113, 119,
121, 132
California Current, 23
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A
Acacia-desert grass savanna, 70
ADIS Abeba, 90
Adelaide, Australia, 66
Africa, 20, 23, 63, 66, 70–72, 75, 83–85, 128, 143, 144,
150, 806
Agulhas Current, 21
Alabama, 107
Alaska, 50–61, 63, 90, 92, 100, 108, 151, 165
Alberta, 63
Albuquerque, 72
Alfisol, 41, 55, 59, 60, 62, 63
Alkali, 75, 153
Allegheny National Forest, 59
Alluvial fan, 68, 79
Alpine zone, 91
Altai Mountains, Mongolia, 79
American (Mojave-Sonoran) Desert, 73–75, 123
Anadromous fisheries, 63
Andes Mountains, 78
Angola, 83
Animal communities, 95, 148
Animal movement patterns, 112
Antarctica, 9, 29, 30, 48, 49, 96, 142
Antelope, 76, 77, 143, 144
Appalachian mountains, 60, 92
Aquatic and terrestrial systems, 43, 115–116
Arabia, 22, 72
Arctic, 9, 12, 14, 17, 38, 47–53, 75, 91, 96, 100, 128,
142, 144
Arctic air masses, 47, 48
Arctic Circle, 48
Arctic Ocean, 17, 96
Arid desert, 69
Aridisol, 41, 71, 74, 76, 79
Arizona, 5, 74, 78, 91
Arizona-New Mexico Mountains, 72
Arizona-Sonoran deserts, 5, 72, 74, 95, 123
Arroyo, 72, 153
Asia, 21, 23, 57, 59, 69, 70, 76–78
Atacama Desert, 70, 72, 75
Australia, 2, 23, 60, 61, 63, 66, 67, 71, 72, 76, 83, 151
Azonal, 33, 105, 107, 150, 153
B
Baffin Island, 48
Barents Sea, 18
Barro Colorado Island, Canal Zone, 85
Bases, 51, 58, 60, 63, 64, 76
Basin and range, 74, 79
Bearing Sea, 62
Benguela Current, 23
Big Horn Mountains, Wyoming, 94
Biodiversity, 112, 120, 130
Biogeographic province, 153
Biological control agent, 120
Biomass, 63, 122, 153
Biome, 119, 147–149, 153
Bioregion, 147, 153
Biotic province, 147, 153
Birch-lichen woodland, 49
Bison, 76, 112, 143
Black prairie soil, 64
Black Sea, 20
Bog, 50, 52, 53, 59, 108, 153
Bolson, 79, 153
Boreal forest, 27, 33, 52, 53, 56, 57, 64, 99, 101, 102, 108,
128, 153
Boreal subarctic climate, 51
Brazil, 23, 60, 63, 70, 71, 83, 84
Brazil Current, 21
British Columbia, 61
Brown forest soil, 55, 62
Brown soil, 41, 76, 108, 153
Brush tundra, 49
Buffalograss, 76, 143
Buffer zone, 113
Bushmen, 70
C
Caatinga, 71, 83
Cactus, 70, 73, 143
Calcification, 64, 74, 76, 153
Caliche, 74
California, 10, 23, 30, 58, 66, 67, 73, 90, 113, 119,
121, 132
California Current, 23
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