Ecoregion province, 38, 121, 122, 131, 132, 134
Ecosystem, 1, 9, 29, 47, 63, 92, 95, 105, 111, 127, 137
boundaries, 4, 35, 137, 148
hierarchy, 121
mapping, 5, 150
patterns, 102, 111, 116, 122, 123, 134, 137, 139
structure, 127
Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites
(Bailey), 1
Ecozone, 150
Edaphically controlled ecosystems, 43
Edmonton, Alberta, 63
Elevation, 27, 28, 30–34, 36, 38, 39, 73, 78, 89–93, 95,
100, 101, 118, 128, 130, 148, 150, 151
Elevational zone, 33, 38, 39, 89–94, 100, 138, 155
Ellesmere Island, 48
El Nino, 23
Empirical, 5, 6, 42, 138, 147, 150, 152, 155
England, 29, 62
Epiphytes, 61, 62, 89, 91
Equator, 5, 10, 12, 20–22, 28, 30, 69, 81, 84, 89, 100
Equatorial convergence zone, 10, 24, 28, 84, 156
Equatorial countercurrent zone, 24
Equatorward trades zone, 14, 16, 21, 23–24
Equatorward westerlies zone, 18
Erg, 74, 75, 155
Ethiopian Plateau, 89
Eucalyptus, 60, 61, 143
Evaporation, 9–13, 17, 19–23, 27, 37, 47, 49, 61, 64, 66,
67, 69, 73–75, 81, 99, 138
Evapotranspiration, 30, 63, 149
Everglades National Park, 86
Exotic river, 50, 79, 155
Experimental forests and ranges, 117, 122
F
Falkland Island Current, 69
Faroes Islands, 20
Fauna, 40, 50, 86, 147
Faunistic, 43
Fiord, 61, 62
Fire
cycle, 130, 155
pattern, 130, 131
recurrence interval, 130, 131
regime, 6, 93, 112, 114, 123, 124, 127–135, 139, 155
scar, 128
Fire-adapted ecosystem, 93, 124, 133, 139
Fire regime condition class (FRCC), 133, 155
Fjord, 155
Flood, 50, 53, 55, 60, 67, 68, 72, 86, 92, 113, 127
Flora, 49, 60, 147
Florence, Italy, 21
Floristic, 43
Fog, Garua, 23
Fog, sea, 21
Forest, 5, 27, 49, 55, 69, 81, 89, 95, 105, 112, 127,
137, 147
climax, 52, 107
fire, 93, 112
Forest Health Monitoring (FHM), 114
Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA), 115–117, 122, 123, 155
Forest-steppe, 41, 63, 91, 155
Formative process, 4, 111, 155
Fort Yukon, Alaska, 52
Fossil pollen, 101
France, 61, 62, 86
FRCC. See Fire regime condition class (FRCC)
Front, 2, 9, 13, 14, 18–20, 55, 60, 116–118, 141, 142, 155
Front Range, Colorado, 2, 116–118
G
Galapagos Islands, 23
Galeria forest, 64, 66, 84, 155
GCM. See General circulation model (GCM)
General circulation model (GCM), 99, 155
Genetic, 4, 5, 118
Geographic information system (GIS), 36, 41, 42, 101,
119, 122
Geographic reasoning, 33
Geographic scale, 1
Geographic system, 148, 149
Geography, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 30, 31, 98, 105, 106, 111, 123,
137, 142, 147, 149
Geomorphic feature, 113
Germplasm, 155
Gestalt method, 41
GIS. See Geographic information system (GIS)
Glacial-interglacial cycle, 95
Glacier, 17, 49, 61, 92, 100
Gobi Desert, 75, 78
Grand Banks, 18, 20
Grasslands, 28, 35, 39, 41, 42, 56, 63–65, 67, 70, 74–76,
78, 79, 93, 105, 111, 120, 129
Grass tundra, 49, 50
Gray-brown podzol, 41, 59, 60, 63, 155
Grazing, 2, 39, 40, 50, 63, 64, 71, 76, 92, 114, 127
Great Australian Desert, 72
Great Basin, Nevada, 77, 78, 100, 101
Great Plains, 2, 35, 75–77, 111, 147
Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, 90, 101
Great soil group, 1, 41, 64
Greenhouse-induced climatic change, 97
Greenland, 18, 20, 48
Ground water, 43, 50, 72
Growing season, 47, 49, 58
Growth and yield models, 115, 155
Guano deposits, 23
Gulf of Mexico, 69
Gulf Stream Current, 18, 21
Gullies, 2
Gullying, 60
H
Halophyte, 74
Hamada, 74, 155
Index
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Ecosystem, 1, 9, 29, 47, 63, 92, 95, 105, 111, 127, 137
boundaries, 4, 35, 137, 148
hierarchy, 121
mapping, 5, 150
patterns, 102, 111, 116, 122, 123, 134, 137, 139
structure, 127
Ecosystem Geography: From Ecoregions to Sites
(Bailey), 1
Ecozone, 150
Edaphically controlled ecosystems, 43
Edmonton, Alberta, 63
Elevation, 27, 28, 30–34, 36, 38, 39, 73, 78, 89–93, 95,
100, 101, 118, 128, 130, 148, 150, 151
Elevational zone, 33, 38, 39, 89–94, 100, 138, 155
Ellesmere Island, 48
El Nino, 23
Empirical, 5, 6, 42, 138, 147, 150, 152, 155
England, 29, 62
Epiphytes, 61, 62, 89, 91
Equator, 5, 10, 12, 20–22, 28, 30, 69, 81, 84, 89, 100
Equatorial convergence zone, 10, 24, 28, 84, 156
Equatorial countercurrent zone, 24
Equatorward trades zone, 14, 16, 21, 23–24
Equatorward westerlies zone, 18
Erg, 74, 75, 155
Ethiopian Plateau, 89
Eucalyptus, 60, 61, 143
Evaporation, 9–13, 17, 19–23, 27, 37, 47, 49, 61, 64, 66,
67, 69, 73–75, 81, 99, 138
Evapotranspiration, 30, 63, 149
Everglades National Park, 86
Exotic river, 50, 79, 155
Experimental forests and ranges, 117, 122
F
Falkland Island Current, 69
Faroes Islands, 20
Fauna, 40, 50, 86, 147
Faunistic, 43
Fiord, 61, 62
Fire
cycle, 130, 155
pattern, 130, 131
recurrence interval, 130, 131
regime, 6, 93, 112, 114, 123, 124, 127–135, 139, 155
scar, 128
Fire-adapted ecosystem, 93, 124, 133, 139
Fire regime condition class (FRCC), 133, 155
Fjord, 155
Flood, 50, 53, 55, 60, 67, 68, 72, 86, 92, 113, 127
Flora, 49, 60, 147
Florence, Italy, 21
Floristic, 43
Fog, Garua, 23
Fog, sea, 21
Forest, 5, 27, 49, 55, 69, 81, 89, 95, 105, 112, 127,
137, 147
climax, 52, 107
fire, 93, 112
Forest Health Monitoring (FHM), 114
Forest Inventory & Analysis (FIA), 115–117, 122, 123, 155
Forest-steppe, 41, 63, 91, 155
Formative process, 4, 111, 155
Fort Yukon, Alaska, 52
Fossil pollen, 101
France, 61, 62, 86
FRCC. See Fire regime condition class (FRCC)
Front, 2, 9, 13, 14, 18–20, 55, 60, 116–118, 141, 142, 155
Front Range, Colorado, 2, 116–118
G
Galapagos Islands, 23
Galeria forest, 64, 66, 84, 155
GCM. See General circulation model (GCM)
General circulation model (GCM), 99, 155
Genetic, 4, 5, 118
Geographic information system (GIS), 36, 41, 42, 101,
119, 122
Geographic reasoning, 33
Geographic scale, 1
Geographic system, 148, 149
Geography, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 13, 30, 31, 98, 105, 106, 111, 123,
137, 142, 147, 149
Geomorphic feature, 113
Germplasm, 155
Gestalt method, 41
GIS. See Geographic information system (GIS)
Glacial-interglacial cycle, 95
Glacier, 17, 49, 61, 92, 100
Gobi Desert, 75, 78
Grand Banks, 18, 20
Grasslands, 28, 35, 39, 41, 42, 56, 63–65, 67, 70, 74–76,
78, 79, 93, 105, 111, 120, 129
Grass tundra, 49, 50
Gray-brown podzol, 41, 59, 60, 63, 155
Grazing, 2, 39, 40, 50, 63, 64, 71, 76, 92, 114, 127
Great Australian Desert, 72
Great Basin, Nevada, 77, 78, 100, 101
Great Plains, 2, 35, 75–77, 111, 147
Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee, 90, 101
Great soil group, 1, 41, 64
Greenhouse-induced climatic change, 97
Greenland, 18, 20, 48
Ground water, 43, 50, 72
Growing season, 47, 49, 58
Growth and yield models, 115, 155
Guano deposits, 23
Gulf of Mexico, 69
Gulf Stream Current, 18, 21
Gullies, 2
Gullying, 60
H
Halophyte, 74
Hamada, 74, 155
Index
175