David Barnhill
Ecoregions
Nature across Wisconsin is not all the same. We can distinguish areas with a distinctive complex of climate, topography, soil, hydrology, flora, fauna, etc. These are often called "ecoregions," though the DNR calls them "ecological landscapes."
WISCONSIN ECOREGIONS
The biogeographical regions of Wisconsin have been distinguished in a number of
ways.
Lawrence Martin: (5) Geographical Provinces of Wisconsin
National Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Regional
Landscape Ecosystems (in Wisconsin)
US Forest Service: Ecological Subregions of the United States (in Wisconsin)
USGS: (7) Ecoregions of Wisconsin
Wisconsin DNR: (16) Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin
>> This is the system we will use in this class.
