Developing a spatial framework of common ecological regions for the conterminous United States

Environmental Management

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 293-316

  McMahon, GERARD ^a   Gregonis, STEVEN M ^b   Waltman, SHARON W ^c   Omernik, JAMES M ^d   Thorson, THOR D ^c   Freeouf, JERRY A ^b   Rorick, ANDREW H ^b   Keys, JAMES E ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA NRCS   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological region; Ecologically oriented management; Ecosystem management; Land resources; Spatial framework

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

SPATIAL FRAMEWORK;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; LAND USE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034887714     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s0026702429     Document Type: Review

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