Camel, 71, 74, 76, 143
Canada, 54, 57, 64, 111, 115, 124, 151
Canadian Archipelago, 17
Canaries Current, 23
Canberra, Australia, 2
Cape Verde Islands, 23
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), 98, 99, 102
Carbon sequestration, 153
Cascade Range, 134
Catena, 105, 107
Causal mechanism, 4, 138
Central America, 36, 83
Central Lowlands, northwest Iowa, 63
Chaco, 71, 83
Chaparral, 66, 67, 128, 153
Cheatgrass, 129, 135, 143
Chernozem, 41, 64, 154
Chestnut-brown soil, 71, 154
Chihuahuan Desert, 35
Chile, 23, 61, 62, 66, 72, 75
China, 2, 59–61, 65, 76, 92, 102, 120, 151
Chugach Mountains, 90
Cleveland, Ohio, 59, 147
Climate
change, 5, 6, 95–102
classification, 99–102
diagram, 35, 40, 47, 49, 52, 56–61, 63, 66, 70, 71, 75,
78, 82, 84, 87, 90, 150, 154
group, 33
regime, 30, 35, 38, 39, 47, 75, 76, 83, 137, 138, 154
region, 59, 115
type, 36, 51, 66, 99, 102
Climatic climax, 105, 148, 154
Climatic zone, 6, 15, 28, 30, 33, 36, 89, 97, 134, 138, 147,
149, 150
Climax, 52, 105, 107, 116–118, 148, 149, 154
vegetation, 148
Clustering algorithm, 41, 152, 154
Coast ranges of California, 30
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, 91
Colorado, 1, 2, 34, 39, 70, 76, 78, 85, 108, 117
Colorado Front Range, 2
Colorado Plateau, 39, 70, 76, 78
Columbia Plateau, 75
Compensating factor, 42, 114, 154
Conservation, 3, 40, 42, 52, 76, 128, 130, 150
planning, 40, 120–121
Continental desert climate, 72
Continental ice sheet, 50
Continental polar air masses, 51
Continental position, 28–30, 33, 36, 95, 138
Continental tropical air masses, 57
Controlling factor, 6, 9, 24, 27, 95, 137, 138
Controlling factor approach, 24
Convergence, of air masses, 81
Convergence, of ocean currents, 10
Coral reef, 23, 24
Core reserve, 113
Corn, 60, 61, 65, 66
Corn Belt, 65, 66
Creosote bush, 73, 74, 143
Crown fire, 133
Crozet Islands, 20
Crustal plates, 89
Cycle of landscape evolution, 4
D
Davis, William Morris, 4, 90
Death Valley, California, 73
Deccan, 83
Deciduous forest, 33, 57–60, 62–64, 84, 91, 101, 128
Deep sea cores, 96
Deforestation, 60, 67
Delta plain, 68
Description of the Ecoregions of the United States
(Bailey), 119
Desertification, 71, 120, 154
Desert soil, 74, 75, 154
Desert tundra, 49, 50
Dietrich, G., 10, 12–14, 16, 17, 19–24, 138
Dinosaurs, 97
Divergences, 23
Dokuchaev, V.V., 148
Doldrums, 24, 154
Douglas fir, 31, 62, 63, 114, 117, 118, 143
Drought, 33, 35, 55, 63, 66–68, 71–73, 75, 77–79,
84, 132
Dry-climate zone, 69
Dry domain, 37–39, 42, 69, 71
Dry farming, 75
Dry steppe, 41, 154
Dry zone, 28, 30, 31
Dust storm, 75, 76
E
Earthquakes, 89
Earth’s orbit, 5, 97
Earthworms, 52, 55
East Austral Current, 21
East Greenland Current, 18
Ecoclimatic approach, 6
Ecoclimatic region, 151
Ecoclimatic zones, 28, 32–38, 95, 137
Ecogeography, 151
Ecological climate, 33–36, 138
Ecological function, 95, 111, 112, 114, 130
Ecological geography, 98, 151
Ecological restoration, 133, 154
Ecological unit, 43, 114
Ecomap, 4, 5, 19, 36, 39, 43, 47, 102, 115–118, 120–122,
129, 137, 139, 149, 150–152
Ecoregional design, 111–113, 154
Ecoregion-based design for sustainability (Bailey), 111
Ecoregion boundaries, 41, 108, 150
Ecoregion division, 15, 41, 117, 130, 131, 133, 134
Ecoregion domain, 15, 16, 40
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Canada, 54, 57, 64, 111, 115, 124, 151
Canadian Archipelago, 17
Canaries Current, 23
Canberra, Australia, 2
Cape Verde Islands, 23
Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), 98, 99, 102
Carbon sequestration, 153
Cascade Range, 134
Catena, 105, 107
Causal mechanism, 4, 138
Central America, 36, 83
Central Lowlands, northwest Iowa, 63
Chaco, 71, 83
Chaparral, 66, 67, 128, 153
Cheatgrass, 129, 135, 143
Chernozem, 41, 64, 154
Chestnut-brown soil, 71, 154
Chihuahuan Desert, 35
Chile, 23, 61, 62, 66, 72, 75
China, 2, 59–61, 65, 76, 92, 102, 120, 151
Chugach Mountains, 90
Cleveland, Ohio, 59, 147
Climate
change, 5, 6, 95–102
classification, 99–102
diagram, 35, 40, 47, 49, 52, 56–61, 63, 66, 70, 71, 75,
78, 82, 84, 87, 90, 150, 154
group, 33
regime, 30, 35, 38, 39, 47, 75, 76, 83, 137, 138, 154
region, 59, 115
type, 36, 51, 66, 99, 102
Climatic climax, 105, 148, 154
Climatic zone, 6, 15, 28, 30, 33, 36, 89, 97, 134, 138, 147,
149, 150
Climax, 52, 105, 107, 116–118, 148, 149, 154
vegetation, 148
Clustering algorithm, 41, 152, 154
Coast ranges of California, 30
Coconino National Forest, Arizona, 91
Colorado, 1, 2, 34, 39, 70, 76, 78, 85, 108, 117
Colorado Front Range, 2
Colorado Plateau, 39, 70, 76, 78
Columbia Plateau, 75
Compensating factor, 42, 114, 154
Conservation, 3, 40, 42, 52, 76, 128, 130, 150
planning, 40, 120–121
Continental desert climate, 72
Continental ice sheet, 50
Continental polar air masses, 51
Continental position, 28–30, 33, 36, 95, 138
Continental tropical air masses, 57
Controlling factor, 6, 9, 24, 27, 95, 137, 138
Controlling factor approach, 24
Convergence, of air masses, 81
Convergence, of ocean currents, 10
Coral reef, 23, 24
Core reserve, 113
Corn, 60, 61, 65, 66
Corn Belt, 65, 66
Creosote bush, 73, 74, 143
Crown fire, 133
Crozet Islands, 20
Crustal plates, 89
Cycle of landscape evolution, 4
D
Davis, William Morris, 4, 90
Death Valley, California, 73
Deccan, 83
Deciduous forest, 33, 57–60, 62–64, 84, 91, 101, 128
Deep sea cores, 96
Deforestation, 60, 67
Delta plain, 68
Description of the Ecoregions of the United States
(Bailey), 119
Desertification, 71, 120, 154
Desert soil, 74, 75, 154
Desert tundra, 49, 50
Dietrich, G., 10, 12–14, 16, 17, 19–24, 138
Dinosaurs, 97
Divergences, 23
Dokuchaev, V.V., 148
Doldrums, 24, 154
Douglas fir, 31, 62, 63, 114, 117, 118, 143
Drought, 33, 35, 55, 63, 66–68, 71–73, 75, 77–79,
84, 132
Dry-climate zone, 69
Dry domain, 37–39, 42, 69, 71
Dry farming, 75
Dry steppe, 41, 154
Dry zone, 28, 30, 31
Dust storm, 75, 76
E
Earthquakes, 89
Earth’s orbit, 5, 97
Earthworms, 52, 55
East Austral Current, 21
East Greenland Current, 18
Ecoclimatic approach, 6
Ecoclimatic region, 151
Ecoclimatic zones, 28, 32–38, 95, 137
Ecogeography, 151
Ecological climate, 33–36, 138
Ecological function, 95, 111, 112, 114, 130
Ecological geography, 98, 151
Ecological restoration, 133, 154
Ecological unit, 43, 114
Ecomap, 4, 5, 19, 36, 39, 43, 47, 102, 115–118, 120–122,
129, 137, 139, 149, 150–152
Ecoregional design, 111–113, 154
Ecoregion-based design for sustainability (Bailey), 111
Ecoregion boundaries, 41, 108, 150
Ecoregion division, 15, 41, 117, 130, 131, 133, 134
Ecoregion domain, 15, 16, 40
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