Fundamentals of Biogeography

ISBN-13: 9780415323468 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 456 str.

Richard John Huggett

Opis

Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants.

Spis treści

Part 1: Introducing Biogeography  1. What is Biogeography?  2. Biogeographical Processes I: Speciation, Diversification and Extinction  3. Biogeographical Processes II: Dispersal  4. Biogeographical Patterns: Distributions  Part 2: Ecological Biogeography  5. Habitats, Environments and Niches  6. Climate and Life  7. Substrate and Life  8. Topography and Life  9. Disturbance  10. Populations  11. Interacting Populations  12. Communities  13. Community Change  Part 3: Historical Biogeography  14. Dispersal and Diversification in the Distant Past  15. Vicariance in the Distant Past  16. Past Community Change  Part 4: Conservation Biogeography  17. Conserving Species and Populations  18. Conserving Communities and Ecosystems

O autorze

Richard Huggett is a Reader in Geography at the University of Manchester, UK.