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Author:   Mark V. Lomolino ,  Lawrence R. Heaney
Publisher:   Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.10cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780878934799

ISBN 10:   0878934790
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   01 December 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface - List of Contributors - Introduction: - PART I: PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY - Introduction - Cenozoic and Mesozoic Paleogeography - Arid Lands Paleobiogeography - Quaternary Biogeography - Biogeography on a Dynamic Earth - PART II: PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND DIVERSIFICATION - Introduction - The Past and Future Roles of Phylogeography in Historical Biogeography - Range Expansion, Extinction, and Biogeographic Congruence - Reticulations in Historical Biogeography - PART III: DIVERSITY GRADIENTS - Introduction - Beyond Species Richness - The Global Diversity Gradient - Diversity Emerging - Dynamic Hypotheses of Richness on Islands and Continents - PART IV: MARINE BIOGEOGRAPHY - Introduction - Island Life - A Marine Center of Origin - Pattern and Process in Marine Biogeography - PART V: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY - Introduction - How Do Biological Invasions Alter Diversity Patterns? - GIS-Based Predictive Biogeography in the Context of Conservation - Applying Species-Area Relationships to the Conservation of Species Diversity - Conservation Biogeography in Oceanic Archipelagoes - Concluding Remarks - References - Index -

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MARK V. LOMOLINO is a Professor in the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse. He is cofounder and past President of the International Biogeography Society. Dr. Lomolino received the American Society of Mammalogists Award and serves on the editorial advisory boards for Biological Conservation and Global Ecology and Biogeography. LAWRENCE R. HEANEY is Curator and Head of the Division of Mammals at The Field Museum in Chicago. Dr. Heaney studies the ecology and evolution of mammals on the islands of Southeast Asia and

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