Editing Ecoregion (section)

== Importance ==
The use of the term ecoregion is an outgrowth of a surge of interest in ecosystems and their functioning. In particular, there is awareness of issues relating to spatial scale in the study and management of [[landscape ecology|landscapes]]. It is widely recognized that interlinked ecosystems combine to form a whole that is "greater than the sum of its parts". There are many attempts to respond to ecosystems in an integrated way to achieve "multi-functional" landscapes, and various interest groups from [[agricultural]] researchers to [[conservationists]] are using the "ecoregion" as a unit of analysis.

The "[[Global 200]]" is the list of ecoregions identified by WWF as priorities for [[Wildlife conservation|conservation]].