Biogeography 4e: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach - Softcover

COX

Softcover

ISBN 10: 063201332X ISBN 13: 9780632013326

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1985

Synopsis

Written by biologists for an interdisciplinary readership, including biologists, geologists, geographers and environmental scientists, this book emphasizes both the ecological concepts and the historical evolutionary factors that contribute to our understanding of patterns of life today and in the past. For the latest edition the whole text has been extensively revised and the final chapter completely rewritten.

About this title

Review

“May I congratulate [Cox and Moore] in once again, making a subject that requires of the student a certain breadth of experience and a willingness to embrace many disciplines, attractive appealing and accessible...this publication will continue to be the authoritative and highly acclaimed text for students of biogeography” Dr Malcolm Greenwood, Loughborough University, UK

“This is a great compendium of the science of Biogeography, broad but full of details...with new references and good coverage of recent breakthroughs. Its well–balanced coverage of most major biomes, including marine systems, really stand out”Professor George Robinson, SUNY at Albany, US

"The latest edition of Biogeography is an excellent overview of the history of biogeography and related sciences and how this has culminated in the latest advances in biogeography."
Blumea, June 2005

"All in all, Cox and Moore have written an ejoyable, very readable book..."
Systematic Biology, April 2006

"An excellent introductory text on biogeography...clearly and neatly written, very well structured and effectively illustrated...yet again, the authors have very successfully revitalized their classic text and I am absolutely certain that it will remain a bestseller for many more years to come." Martin Kent (University of Plymouth) in Progress in Physical Geography

About the Author

Barry Cox was formerly head of Biological Sciences at King’s College London. He was originally a vertebrate palaeontologist, but soon became also interested in the patterns of distribution of life in the past. He has published extensively on the relations between fossil distributions and plate tectonics, how and when the mammals dispersed across the planet, competing theories on how to interpret past patterns, and the basic patterns of life today at the worldwide level.

Peter Moore is a Reader in Ecology at King’s College London. He first trained as a botanist/biochemist, later turning to palaeoecology and vegetation history and, ultimately, wider ecological issues including global environmental change. He retains a particular interest in wetlands.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 063201332X
• ISBN 13: 9780632013326
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 272