Ecoregions

Robert G. Bailey, born in 1939, received his PhD in Geography from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1971. An ecological geographer with U.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, he was leader of the agency’s Ecosystem Management Analysis Center for many years. He has four decades of experience working with the theory and practice of ecosystem classification and mapping and its application to management. He is author of numerous publications on this and related subjects, including four books.

• 1. Introduction 2. Oceanic Types and Their Controls.- 3. The Ecoregions of the Oceans.- 4. Continental Types and Their Controls.- 5. Ecoregions of the Continents: The Polar Ecoregions.- 6. The Humid Temperate Ecoregions.- 7. The Dry Ecoregions.- 8. The Humid Tropical Ecoregions.- 9. The Mountain Ecoregions.- 10. Ecoregion Redistribution under Climate Change.- 11. Continental Patterns and Boundaries.- 12. Application of Ecoregional Patterns.- 13. Fire Regimes at the Ecoregion Scale.- 14. Summary and Conclusions.- Appendix A: Air Masses and Frontal Zones.- Appendix B: Common and Scientific Names.- Appendix C. Conversion Factors.- Appendix D. Comparison of Ecoregion and Related Approaches.

From the book reviews: "This work remains a necessary resource for basic research in environmental science, management, and program development. It can serve as a textbook or reference for students in relevant programs such as geography, ecology, and resource management. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above." (J. Chen, Choice, Vol. 52 (4), December, 2014)