Illustrative examples from recent research publications and "classic" studies are prominently featured throughout the book.
Research techniques are highlighted in "special interest" boxes. Illustrations and descriptions of research techniques are provided with examples such as fire-scars from trees used to reconstruct disturbance, fossil pollen used to reconstruct vegetation change and plant migration, transect and quadrate sampling.
Includes key biogeographical theories that link space and time to the distribution of life. Some of these theories include: 1. Ranges, Reflicts, Refuges, Corridors, Barriers, 2. Centers of Origins, 3. Cladistics, 4. Variance, 5. Island BioGeography, 6. Diversity Theory, 7. Gap Analysis for Conservation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface. 1. An Introduction.
2. Some Basics.
3. Physical Environment and the Distribution of Life.
4. Biological Interactions and the Distribution of Life.
5. Disturbance and Succession.
6. Communities, Formations and Biomes.
7. Changing Continents and Climates.
8. Dispersal, Colonization and Invasion.
9. Evolution, Speciation and Extinction.
10. Realms, Regions and Provinces: The Biogeographic Subdivisions of the Earth.
11. Evolution, Extinction and the Human Story.
12. Biogeography and Modern Biodiversity.
13. Biogeography Distributions and Reconstructing of the History of Life.
14. Biogeography and Conservation.
