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Comparative Biogeography : Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth / Lynne Parenti, Malte Ebach.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Parenti, Lynne, Author.
- Ebach, Malte C., Author.
- Series:
- Species and systematics ; v. 2.
- Species and Systematics ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Biogeography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (313 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- To unravel the complex shared history of the Earth and its life forms, biogeographers analyze patterns of biodiversity, species distribution, and geological history. So far, the field of biogeography has been fragmented into divergent systematic and evolutionary approaches, with no overarching or unifying research theme or method. In this text, Lynne Parenti and Malte Ebach address this discord and outline comparative tools to unify biogeography. Rooted in phylogenetic systematics, this comparative biogeographic approach offers a comprehensive empirical framework for discovering and deciphering the patterns and processes of the distribution of life on Earth. The authors cover biogeography from its fundamental ideas to the most effective ways to implement them. Real-life examples illustrate concepts and problems, including the first comparative biogeographical analysis of the Indo-West Pacific, an introduction to biogeographical concepts rooted in the earth sciences, and the integration of phylogeny, evolution and earth history.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- History And Development Of Comparative Biogeography
- Building Blocks Of Biogeography: Endemic Areas And Areas Of Endemism
- Building Blocks Of Biogeography: Biotic Areas And Area Homology
- Biogeographic Processes
- Biogeographic Methods And Applications
- The Systematic Biogeographic Method
- Geology And Comparative Biogeography
- Implementing Principles: Biogeography Of The Pacific
- The Future Of Biogeography
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About The Authors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9786612361005
- 9781282361003
- 1282361007
- 9780520944398
- 0520944399
- OCLC:
- 558840926
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