Biogeography: Space, Time, and Life - Couverture rigide

MacDonald, Glen

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471241938 ISBN 13 : 9780471241935

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Biogeography The goal of biogeography is to build an understanding of biogeography as a unified science studying how environment, space and time interact to control the large--scale distribution of organisms. This title includes the key concepts related to the study of vegetation and animal distributions and the human impact on these distributions. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Illustrative examples from recent research publications and "classic" studies are prominently featured throughout the book.
Research techniques are highlighted in "special interest" boxes. Illustrations and descriptions of research techniques are provided with examples such as fire–scars from trees used to reconstruct disturbance, fossil pollen used to reconstruct vegetation change and plant migration, transect and quadrate sampling.
Includes key biogeographical theories that link space and time to the distribution of life. Some of these theories include: 1. Ranges, Reflicts, Refuges, Corridors, Barriers, 2. Centers of Origins, 3. Cladistics, 4. Variance, 5. Island BioGeography, 6. Diversity Theory, 7. Gap Analysis for Conservation.

Revue de presse :

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)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0471241938
• ISBN 13: 9780471241935
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 528