Overview

Biogeography illustrates how environment, space and time interact to control the large-scale distribution of organisms. This book can be used for these courses which can be offered in either department. This title includes the key concepts related to the study of vegetation and animal distributions and the human impact on these distributions.

Full Product Details

Author:   Glen MacDonald (University of California at Los Angeles)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Edition:   International student edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 26.20cm
Weight:   1.040kg
ISBN:  

9780471241935

ISBN 10:   0471241938
Pages:   528
Publication Date:   04 March 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9781119904588
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

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.

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“…a comprehensive and informative text that condenses the diversity embraced by the discipline and aptly represents current biogeographical thinking…”  (Transactions of the IBG, Vol.29, 2004)

...a comprehensive and informative text that condenses the diversity embraced by the discipline and aptly represents current biogeographical thinking... (Transactions of the IBG, Vol.29, 2004)

Author Information

Glen MacDonald is the author of Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time, and Life, published by Wiley.

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