Comparative Biogeography: Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth

✍ Scribed by Lynne Parenti; Malte Ebach

Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 309
Series: Species and Systematics; 2
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part One. History And Homology
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
Part Two. Methods
Biogeographic Processes
Biogeographic Methods And Applications
The Systematic Biogeographic Method
Part Three. Implementation
Geology And Comparative Biogeography
Implementing Principles: Biogeography Of The Pacific
The Future Of Biogeography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About The Authors

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