Talk:Ecoregion
Rather than attributing the 867 smaller regions generally to the science of ecology, tell us the name of a scientist or organization which specified that number.
The 8 major regions, however, might be a generally accepted division.
I think they're both the product of very wide consultation on the issue. National Geographic Society, World Wildlife Fund, published the map... and I think they are the recognized top dog authority on this.
I thought I had a link there to the map...
Glad to see attribution of views, 24. Ed Poor
Yes. He or she is definitely working their way towards NPOV. Progress! The Anome
Greens hate progress. ;-)
And maybe everyone hates Greens because we shove all this complexity in their face...?
You know, some of this stuff is fiendishly interconnected, like ecology itself.
For instance it's not obvious that a watershed commons like the Great Lakes Commission is ecoregional unless you read the WWF definition quite carefully. And it's not obvious it's a democracy but not a state unless you think about it... since the term "democracy" refers to principle and process not any political structure in particular.
So, I am starting to understand why these things ran into resistance at first, although they seem obvious to me, guess I've been doing it too long...