Frontiers of Biogeography: New Directions in the Geography of Nature

Author:   Mark V. Lomolino ,  Lawrence R. Heaney
Publisher:   Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9780878934782


Pages:   410
Publication Date:   01 December 2004
Format:   Paperback
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The period between 1975 and 2000 was one of fundamental change in historical biogeography, island biogeography, and marine biogeography, and saw the emergence of new fields, including phylogeography and macroecology, as well as applications of biogeography for conserving biological diversity. This book, developed and published in association with the International. Biogeography Society, concentrates explicitly on these advances and on the most promising and most insightful lines of future research on the geography of nature.

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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: 17.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.863kg
ISBN:  

9780878934782


ISBN 10:   0878934782
Pages:   410
Publication Date:   01 December 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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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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