Understanding the Science and Art of Ecoregionalization

Professional Geographer

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-308

  Olstad, Tyra A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

classification; ecoregions; methodology; regionalization

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; ECOREGION; METHODOLOGY; REGIONALIZATION;

EID: 84859574038     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2011.603656     Document Type: Article

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