Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment
- ISBN-10
- 1559637226
- ISBN-13
- 9781559637220
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 485
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Author
- Taylor H. Ricketts
Description
This book presents the rationale for the ecoregion approach, describes the biological distinctiveness of each North American ecoregion in detail, assesses the level of threats facing each, presents a conservation agenda for the next decade, and sets the recommendations for preserving and restoring biodiversity. In addition, a series of full-color maps present essential information about the ecoregions and the biodiversity they contain.
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