Macroecology, Paleoecology, and Ecological Integrity of Terrestrial Species and Communities of the Interior Columbia River Basin and Northern Portions of the Klamath and Great Basins. Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project: Scientific Assessment

摘要

This report presents information on biogeography and broad-scale ecology (macroecology) of selected fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates of the interior Columbia River basin and adjacent areas. Rare plants include many endemics associated with local conditions. Potential plant and invertebrate bioindicators are identified. Species ecological functions differ among communities and variously affect ecosystem diversity and productivity. Species of alpine and subalpine communities are identified that may be at risk from climate change. Maps of terrestrial ecological integrity are presented.