Comparative Biogeography : Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth /

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"To unravel the complex shared history of the Earth and its life forms, biogeographers analyze patterns of biodiversity, species distribution, and geological history. So far, the field of biogeography has been fragmented into divergent systematic and evolutionary approaches, with no overarching...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parenti, Lynne R.
Other Authors: Ebach, Malte C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Biogeography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
SCIENCE > Microscopes & Microscopy.
Biogeographie.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • Part 1. History and homology
  • 2. History and development of comparative biogeography
  • 3. Building blocks of biogeography: endemic areas and areas of endemism
  • 4. Building blocks of biogeography: biotic areas and area homology
  • Part 2. Methods
  • 5. Biogeographic processes
  • 6. Biogeographic methods and applications
  • 7. The systematic biogeographic method
  • Part 3. Implementation
  • 8. Geology and comparative biogeography
  • 9. Implementing principles: biogeography of the Pacific
  • 10. The future of biogeography.

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