Ekoregion

**Ekoregion** və ya **ekoloji region** — Ekoloji bölgə və ya ekobölgə — biocoğrafi regiondan kiçik olan bioregiondan ekoloji və coğrafi cəhətdən müəyyən edilmiş ərazi. Ekoregionlar coğrafi baxımdan fərqli, xarakterik təbii icmalar və növlərdən ibarət olan, nisbətən geniş quru və ya su sahələrini əhatə edir.  Ekoregionu səciyyələndirən flora, fauna və ekosistemlərin biomüxtəlifliyi çox vaxt digər ekoregionlardan fərqlənir.

## İstinadlar

## Ədəbiyyat siyahısı
WWC sxemi ilə əlaqəli mənbələr:
* Əsas əsərlər:
** Abell, R., M. Thieme, C. Revenga, M. Bryer, M. Kottelat, N. Bogutskaya, B. Coad, N. Mandrak, S. Contreras-Balderas, W. Bussing, M. L. J. Stiassny, P. Skelton, G. R. Allen, P. Unmack, A. Naseka, R. Ng, N. Sindorf, J. Robertson, E. Armijo, J. Higgins, T. J. Heibel, E. Wikramanayake, D. Olson, H. L. Lopez, R. E. d. Reis, J. G. Lundberg, M. H. Sabaj Perez, and P. Petry. (2008). Freshwater ecoregions of the world: A new map of biogeographic units for freshwater biodiversity conservation. *BioScience* 58:403–414, http://www.feow.org/files/downloads/Abell_et_al_08_BioScience.pdf.
** Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E. C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T. H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. (2001). Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on Earth. *BioScience* 51(11):933–938, http://wolfweb.unr.edu/~ldyer/classes/396/olsonetal.pdf.
** Spalding, M. D. et al. (2007). Marine ecoregions of the world: a bioregionalization of coastal and shelf areas. *BioScience* 57: 573–583, https://web.archive.org/web/20161006104440/http://algae.thu.edu.tw/lab/2013_Meeting_FebJune/2007_Marine_ecoregions_of_the_world.pdf.
* Afrika:
** Burgess, N., J.D. Hales, E. Underwood, and E. Dinerstein (2004). *Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A Conservation Assessment.* Island Press, Washington, D.C., https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjbwAAAAMAAJ.
** Thieme, M.L., R. Abell, M.L.J. Stiassny, P. Skelton, B. Lehner, G.G. Teugels, E. Dinerstein, A.K. Toham, N. Burgess & D. Olson. 2005. *Freshwater ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar: A conservation assessment.* Washington DC: WWF, https://books.google.com/books?id=3nkL9NqqlscC.
* Latın Amerikası
** Dinerstein, E., Olson, D. Graham, D.J. et al. (1995). *A Conservation Assessment of the Terrestrial Ecoregions of Latin America and the Caribbean.* World Bank, Washington DC., http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/957541468270313045/pdf/multi-page.pdf.
** Olson, D. M., E. Dinerstein, G. Cintron, and P. Iolster. 1996. *A conservation assessment of mangrove ecosystems of Latin America and the Caribbean*. Final report for The Ford Foundation. World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.
** Olson, D. M., B. Chernoff, G. Burgess, I. Davidson, P. Canevari, E. Dinerstein, G. Castro, V. Morisset, R. Abell, and E. Toledo. 1997. *Freshwater biodiversity of Latin America and the Caribbean: a conservation assessment*. Draft report. World Wildlife Fund-U.S., Wetlands International, Biodiversity Support Program, and United States Agency for International Development, Washington, D.C., https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/137774.
* Şimali Amerika 
** Abell, R.A. et al. (2000). *Freshwater Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment* Washington, DC: Island Press, https://books.google.com/books?id=IpDmnEWoA2oC.
** Ricketts, T.H. et al. 1999. *Terrestrial Ecoregions of North America: A Conservation Assessment*. Washington (DC): Island Press, https://books.google.com/books?id=DRl_RhheUhQC.
* Rusiya və Hind-Sakit okean 
** Krever, V., Dinerstein, E., Olson, D. and Williams, L. 1994. *Conserving Russia's Biological Diversity: an analytical framework and initial investment portfolio*. WWF, Switzerland.
** Wikramanayake, E., E. Dinerstein, C. J. Loucks, D. M. Olson, J. Morrison, J. L. Lamoreux, M. McKnight, and P. Hedao. 2002. *Terrestrial ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a conservation assessment*. Island Press, Washington, DC, USA, https://books.google.com/books?id=_VGRBWqIG2gC.
Digərləri:
* Brunckhorst, D. 2000. *Bioregional planning: resource management beyond the new millennium.* Harwood Academic Publishers: Sydney, Australia.
* Busch, D.E. and J.C. Trexler. eds. 2003. Monitoring Ecosystems: Interdisciplinary approaches for evaluating ecoregional initiatives. Island Press. 447 pages.

## Xarici keçidlər

* WWF WildFinder (interactive on-line map of ecoregions with additional information about animal species)
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* Activist network cultivating Ecoregions/Bioregions
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* World Map of Ecoregions