WIE Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time and Life - Hardcover

MacDonald, Glen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471452602 ISBN 13: 9780471452607

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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Review

“...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)

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471452602
• ISBN 13: 9780471452607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 512