Ecoregion - Wikipedia
WEBA map of the Amazon rainforest ecoregions. The yellow line encloses the ecoregions per the World Wide Fund for Nature. A map of the bioregions of Canada and the US. An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm.
Ecoregions | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
WEBJun 6, 2024 · Information and downloadable maps and datasets for ecoregions, which are areas of general similarity in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
Ecoregions of North America | US EPA
WEBJun 27, 2024 · Information and downloadable maps and datasets for ecoregions of North America, which are areas of general similarity in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
Ecoregions | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBOct 19, 2019 · Ecoregions have been developed and are being used to study the place dependency of environmental processes, including anthropogenic transformations of the land surface. Ecoregions are also the basis for reporting on the status and trends of land cover and land cover change.
Ecoregions - Natural Atlas
WEBEcoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural communities and species. The biodiversity of flora, fauna and ecosystems that characterise an ecoregion tends to be distinct from that of other ecoregions.
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World | Publications | WWF
WEBTerrestrial Ecoregions of the World (TEOW) is a biogeographic regionalization of the Earth's terrestrial biodiversity. Our biogeographic units are ecoregions, which are defined as relatively large units of land or water containing a distinct assemblage of natural communities sharing a large majority of species, dynamics, and environmental ...
Level III and IV Ecoregions by State | US EPA
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Information and links to downloadable maps and datasets for Level III and IV ecoregions, listed by state. Ecoregions are areas of general similarity in the type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources.
15: Ecoregions - Biology LibreTexts
WEBSep 10, 2021 · An ecoregion is a relatively large unit of land or water containing a geographically distinct assemblage of species, natural communities, and environmental conditions. Several standard methods of ….
Ecoregions - National Wildlife Federation
WEBEcoregions are areas that have similar climate, geology, and soils. These abiotic (non-biological) factors determine what plants and animals can live in the ecosystem. Even though two places might be far apart, if they are part of the same ecoregion, we can predict they will have similar species.
Ecoregions | Ecosystems Research - US EPA
WEBNov 29, 2016 · Ecoregions are identified by analyzing the patterns and composition of biotic and abiotic phenomena that affect or reflect differences in ecosystem quality and integrity (Omernik 1987, 1995). These phenomena include geology, landforms, soils, vegetation, climate, land use, wildlife, and hydrology.