The Holdridge life zones of the conterminous United States in relation to ecosystem mapping

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1025-1038

  Lugo, Ariel E ^a   Brown, Sandra B ^b,e   Dodson, R ^c   Smith, T S ^d   Shugart, H H ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Frost line; Holdridge; Life zones; United States; Vegetation mapping

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; MAPPING; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033403751     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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