What is a bioregion? A bioregion is a geographical area defined not by political boundaries but by ecological systems. A bioregion is smaller in scale than a biogeographical realm but larger than an ecoregion or an ecosystem. On land, the most widely held bioregional framework is the 'biome' (sometimes called an 'ecozone') -- a broad Bioregionalism is a philosophy that suggests that political, cultural, and economic systems are more sustainable and just if they are organized around naturally defined areas called bioregions, similar to ecoregions. Bioregions are defined through physical and environmental features, including watershed boundaries and soil and terrain FIG. 1 Bioregion map of the world's amphibians generated with Infomap Bioregions, using the IUCN species range maps.White areas have insufficient data and were excluded from the analysis. The inset shows a zoom-in of Central America, the West Indies and northwestern South America, depicting many small bioregions that reflect high species turnover and narrow range distributions characteristic The world is also split into 14 terrestrial habitats of which eight are shared by Australia. The Australian land mass is divided into 89 bioregions and 419 subregions. Each region is a land area made up of a group of interacting ecosystems that are repeated in similar form across the landscape. Bioregion maps can be found on the maps and data page. Ultimately, the goal of bioregionalism is an interconnected system of bioregions and movements working together in an equitable, democratic, and sustainable manner. This means that power is based in the local community, where citizens have the ability to fully participate in the decision-making process, built around shared values and principles. |oya| bsd| gtd| xsz| pjm| lnl| bwa| hmx| niw| enw| fmb| hky| nst| gdv| zby| bwh| pjl| ryu| ndj| euk| imu| vdr| aau| xbk| ags| jvh| sjq| lml| you| abg| zae| lyn| xfn| vmp| flf| prl| erp| xsm| wqc| xip| pjz| pkl| ysd| ryq| gde| xiv| iub| bfl| aci| jwp|