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Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction
Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction
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  • Explains how our ability to place life in an explicit geographic context is key to understanding the natural world
  • Shows how the tools of biogeography are essential for us to develop effective strategies for conserving the great menagerie of life across our planet
  • Explains how the geological and evolutionary history of our planet are interconnected

   
Biogeography is the study of geographic variation in all characteristics of life - ranging from genetic, morphological and behavioural variation among regional populations of a species, to geographic trends in diversity of entire communities across our planet's sufrace. From the ancient hunters and gatherers to the earliest naturalists, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and scientists today, the search for patterns in life has provided insights that proved invaluable for understanding the natural world. And many, if not most, of the compelling kaleidoscope of patterns in biological diversity make little sense unless placed in an explicit geographic context.
    
The Very Short Introduction explains the historical development of the field of biogeography, its fundamental tenets, principles and tools, and the invaluable insights it provides for understanding the diversity of life in the natural world. As Mark Lomolino shows, key questions such as where species occur, how they vary from place to place, where their ancestors occurred, and how they spread across the globe, are essential for us to develop effective strategies for conserving the great menagerie of life across our planet.

目次: 

Acknowledgements
List of illustrations
1: Biological diversity and the geography of nature
2: Dynamics maps of a dynamic planet
3: Geography of diversification
4: Retracing evolution across space and time
5: The geography of biological diversity
6: Macroecology and the geography of micro-evolution
7: The geographic and ecological advance of humanity
Further reading
Index

著者について: 

Mark V. Lomolino, Professor of Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
   

Mark V. Lomolino is a Professor of Biology at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. He teaches courses on the Diversity of Mammals and the Geography of Nature, and conducts research in biogeography and the conservation of vertebrates, especially those occurring on islands or island-like systems. Lomolino was a co-founder of the International Biogeography Society and its second president, and has co-authored numerous books on biogeography, including Foundations of Biogeography (University of Chicago Press, 2004), Frontiers of Biogeography (Sinauer Associates, 2004), and Biogeography (Sinauer/OUP, 2017), which is in its fifth edition.

商品情報

ISBN : 9780198850069

著者: 
Mark V. Lomolino
ページ
168 ページ
フォーマット
Paperback
サイズ
111 x 174 mm
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Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction

Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction

Biogeography: A Very Short Introduction