ECOSYSTEMS OF THE WORLD
Editor in Chief:
David W. Goodall
Centre for Ecosystem Studies, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, W.A. (Australia)
I. TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
A. Natural Terrestrial Ecosystems
1. Wet Coastal Ecosystems
2. Dry Coastal Ecosystems
3. Polar and Alpine Tundra
4. Mires: Swamp, Bog, Fen and Moor
5. Temperate Deserts and Semi-Deserts
6. Coniferous Forests
7. Temperate Deciduous Forests
8. Natural Grasslands
9. Heathlands and Related Shrublands
10. Temperate Broad-Leaved Evergreen Forests
11. Mediterranean-Type Shrublands
12. Hot Deserts and Arid Shrublands
13. Tropical Savannas
14. Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystems
15. Wetland Forests
16. Ecosystems of Disturbed Ground
B. Managed Terrestrial Ecosystems
17. Managed Grasslands
18. Field Crop Ecosystems
19. Tree Crop Ecosystems
20. Greenhouse Ecosystems
21. Bioindustrial Ecosystems
II. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
A. Inland Aquatic Ecosystems
22. River and Stream Ecosystems
23. Lakes and Reservoirs
B. Marine Ecosystems
24. Intertidal and Littoral Ecosystems
25. Coral Reefs
26. Estuaries and Enclosed Seas
27. Ecosystems of the Continental Shelves
28. Ecosystems of the Deep Ocean
C. Managed Aquatic Ecosystems
29. Managed Aquatic Ecosystems
III. UNDERGROUND ECOSYSTEMS
30. Subterranean Ecosystems