Description of ecological subregions: sections of the conterminous United States

W.H. McNab; D.T. Cleland; J.A. Freeouf; J.E. Jr..Keys; G.J. Nowacki; C.A. Carpenter

doi:10.2737/WO-GTR-76B

Description of ecological subregions: sections of the conterminous United States

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Authors:

W.H. McNab, D.T. Cleland, J.A. Freeouf, J.E. Jr..Keys, G.J. Nowacki, C.A. Carpenter

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/WO-GTR-76B

Source:

General Technical Report WO-76B

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Abstract

Preliminary descriptions are presented for the 190 section ecological units delineated on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service 2007 map “Ecological Subregions: Sections and Subsections of the Conterminous United States.” Brief descriptions of the section map units provide an abstract primarily of the climate, physiography, and geologic substrate that combine to form ecosystems with distinctive vegetation and other unique ecological characteristics. Many descriptions are illustrated with a photograph of the landform and vegetation found in the section.

Keywords

Biological characteristic, ecological unit, ecoregion, ecosystem, physical feature, subregion

Citation

McNab, W.H.; Cleland, D.T.; Freeouf, J.A.; Keys, Jr., J.E.; Nowacki, G.J.; Carpenter, C.A., comps. 2007. Description of ecological subregions: sections of the conterminous United States [CD-ROM]. Gen. Tech. Report WO-76B. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 80 p.