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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
YanQing Zhang ◽  
Neil E. West

The study cases in western Utah of the United States and Yukon Territory of Canada have more natural land and conservative ecosystems in North America. The ecosystem classification of land (ECL) in these two ecoregions had been analyzed and validated through implementation. A full ECL case study was accomplished and examined with eight upper levels of ECOMAP plus ecological site and vegetation stand in Western Utah, the US. Theoretically, applying Köppen climate system classification, Bailey’s Domain and Division were applied to the United States, North America, and world continents. However, Canada’s continental upper level ecoregion framework defined the ecological Mozaic on a sub-continental scale, representing an area of the hierarchical ecological units characterized by interactive and adjusting abiotic and biotic factors. Using Bailey’s Domain as the top level of Canada’s territorial ecoregion was recommended. Eight levels of ELCs were established for Yukon Territory, Canada. Thus, the second study case recommends integrating the ecosystem approaches with Bailey’s upper level ECL, broad ecosystem classification, and objectively defined ecological site in different countries, or ecoregions. Our study cases had exemplified the implementations with a full ELCs in Bailey’s 300 Dry Domain and 100 Polar Domain.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
YanQing Zhang

Abstract Background The ecosystem classification of land (ECL) has been studied for a couple of decades, from the beginning of the perfect organism system “top-down” approach to a reversed “bottom-up” approach by defining a micro-ecological unit. After comparing two cases of the ecosystem classification framework implemented in the different continental ecoregions, the processes were carefully examined and justified. Results Theoretically, Bailey’s upper levels of ECL (Description of the ecoregions of the United States, 2nd ed. Rev and expanded (1st ed. 1980). Misc. Publ. No. 1391 (Rev). Washington DC USDA Forest Service; 1995) were applied to the United States and world continents. For the first time, a complete ECL study was accomplished in Western Utah of the United States, with eight upper levels of ECOMAP (National hierarchical framework of ecological units. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Washington, DC. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237419014_National_hierarchical_framework_of_ecological_units; 1993) plus additional ecological site and vegetation stand. China’s Eco-geographic classification was most likely fitted into Bailey’s Ecosystem Classification upper-level regime. With a binary decision tree analysis, it had been validated that the Domains have an empty entity for 500 Plateau Domain between the US and China ecoregion framework. Implementing lower levels of ECL to Qinghai Province of China, based on the biogeoclimatic condition, vegetation distribution, landform, and plant species feature, it had classified the Section HIIC1 into two Subsections (labeled as i, ii), and delineated iia of QiLian Mountain East Alpine Shrub and Alpine Tundra Ecozone into iia-1 and iia-2 Subzones. Coordinately, an Ecological Site was completed at the bottom level. Conclusions (1) It was more experimental processing by implementing a full ECL in the Western Utah of the United States based on the ECOMAP (1993). (2) The empty entity, named as Plateau Domain 500, should be added into the top-level Bailey’s ecoregion framework. Coordinately, it includes the Divisions of HI and HII and the Provinces of humid, sub-humid, semiarid, and arid for China's Eco-Geographic region. (3) Implementing a full ECL in a different continent and integrating the lower level's models was the process that could handle the execution management, interpreting the relationship of ecosystem, dataset conversion, and error correction.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Yan Qing

Abstract Background: The ecosystem classification of land (ECL) has been studied for a couple of decades, from the beginning of the perfect organism system “top-down” approach to a reversed “bottom-up” approach, defining micro-ecological unit. After reviewing two study cases of the ecosystem classification of land, the ecosystem classification framework implements in different ecoregions were examined and analyzed. Results: Theoretically, Bailey’s upper levels ECL (1995) was applied to the United States, and world continents. China's Eco-geographic classification was most likely fitted into Bailey’s Ecosystem Classification regime. With a binary decision tree analysis, it demonstrated that the top-level, Domain has an empty entity between the US and China ecoregion framework. Based on the biogeoclimate condition, vegetation distribution, landform, and plant species feature, classified HIIC1 into two subsections ( labeled as i, ii ), and delineated iia of QiLian Mountain East Alpine Shrub and Alpine Tundra ecozone into iia-1 and iia-2 zone.Conclusions: 1) The Plateau Domain 500 should be added into the top-level Bailey’s ecoregion framework, coordinately it includes HI and HII Divisions, and humid, dub-humid, semiarid, and arid provinces. 2) Two case comparisons recommend using a practical approach, objectively defined ecosystem classification for the lower-level ECLs in matter of time and project cost.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (91) ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Galina V. Chernova ◽  
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Svetlana A. Kalayda ◽  
Vladimir G. Khalin ◽  
Alexander V. Yurkov ◽  
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Economic convergence and digitalization are the most important trends of the modern community development. It is their interaction that creates new opportunities for the improvement of competitive capability and performance in the framework of joint business conducted by representatives of the wide variety of segments and sectors of economy. In response to digitalization, an ecosystem becomes the main institutional and organizational form of business in the framework of inter-sectoral economic convergence. The purpose of this article is to define more exactly the concept of an ecosystem as a form of doing joint business in the environment of inter-sectoral economic convergence and digitalization, and to build a classification of ecosystems. The following hypothesis is put forward in the study: an ecosystem as an institutional and organizational form of doing joint business is the result of the concurrent impact of inter-sectoral economic convergence and digitalization thereon, and the "connection of the base product provided to customer by the inter-sectoral economic convergence initiator prior to creating an ecosystem with digital and/or information technology" may be a criterion for classification of economic ecosystems. The novelty of the approach is as follows. The consideration of an ecosystem as a form of doing joint business simultaneously influenced by economic inter- sectoral convergence and digitalization has made it possible to define more exactly the concept of an ecosystem, identify an ecosystem parameter to be applied for classification of ecosystems and the main characteristic thereof the values of which may be used to classify economic ecosystems.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence E. Stevens ◽  
Edward R. Schenk ◽  
Abraham E. Springer

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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinliang XU ◽  
Jiyuan LIU ◽  
Zengxiang ZHANG ◽  
Wancun ZHOU ◽  
Shuwen ZHANG ◽  
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