Panbiogeography: Tracking the History of Life
Robin C. Craw, John R. Grehan
Biogeography is a diverse subject, traditionally focusing on the distribution of plants and animals at different taxonomic levels, past and present. Modern biogeography also puts emphasis on the ecological character of the world vegetation types, and on the evolving relationship between humans and their environment. Panbiogeography describes a new synthesis of sciences of plant and animal distribution. The book emphasizes that the geographical patterns of animal and plant distribution contribute directly to the understanding and interpretation of evolutionary history. Geographic location is reintroduced as a critical element of both biogeography and evolutionary biology. The authors present chapters exploring the roles of geology, ecology, evolution in panbiogeographic theory, and introduce new methods, modes of classification, and ways of measuring biodiversity.
Κατηγορίες:
Έτος:
1999
Έκδοση:
illustrated edition
Εκδότης:
Oxford University Press, USA
Γλώσσα:
english
Σελίδες:
238
ISBN 10:
0195074416
ISBN 13:
9780195074413
Σειρές:
Oxford Biogeography Series
Αρχείο:
PDF, 10.80 MB
IPFS:
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english, 1999