This thesis is about the classification and mapping of ecosystems, essential for an integratedgeographical approach to environmental management which takes into account spatialdifferentiation. To... Show moreThis thesis is about the classification and mapping of ecosystems, essential for an integratedgeographical approach to environmental management which takes into account spatialdifferentiation. To this end, it considers man's environment as an ecosystem, follows asystems approach and attempts to purposively connect at least three systematic angles forecosystem analysis, viz.:ecosystem processes (corresponding with the central themes of environmentalmanagement);the vertical structure of main ecosystem components (corresponding with themedia of environmental management);the horizontal patterns of ecosystems (to account for spatial variability and ageographical orientation to environmental management). Show less
Voet, E. van der; Klijn, F.; Tamis, W.L.M.; Huele, R. 1996
