Ecoregion
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Ecoregions are ecological and geographical areas that exist on multiple different levels, defined by type, quality, and quantity of environmental resources. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of
The Ötztal Alps, a mountain range in the central Alps of Europe, are part of the Central Eastern Alps, and can both be termed as ecoregions.
A conifer forest in the Swiss Alps
Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World (Olson et al. 2001, BioScience)
View of Earth, taken in 1972 by the Apollo 17 crew. Approximately 71% of Earth's surface (an area of some 361 million square kilometers) consists of ocean
Global 200
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The Global 200 is the list of ecoregions identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the global conservation organization, as priorities for conservation. According to WWF, an ecoregion is defined a
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…such as forest classifications (Loucks, 1962), biome classifications (Bailey, 1976, 2014), and biogeographic classifications (World Wildlife Fund/Global 200 scheme of Olson & Dinerstein, 1998). The phrase "ecological region" was widely used throughout the 20th century by biologists and zoologists to define…
Lijiang City, Yunnan, China