Merriam life zones

[Kondla, Norbert FOR:EX]

--- certainly more complex in those areas where the landscape has not been
substantially altered by our human activity. But certainly way more simple
in the large areas of the planet where the 'climax vegetation' for the
forseeable future consists of species-depauperate crops for ingestion by
humans directly or indirectly through livestock :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Kenelm Philip [mailto:fnkwp at aurora.alaska.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 1:37 PM
To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: Merriam life zones



	There is a reason why the Merriam life zones that Klots made such
good use of are not being mentioned as much these days. The basic concept
of 'climax vegetation' is no longer so firmly in place as it once was,
and Merriam's zones do not play a major role in modern ecology. The
situation appears to be a bit more complex...

							Ken Philip
fnkwp at uaf.edu




 
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