Panbiogeography : Tracking the History of Life (Oxford Biogeography S.)

Craw, Robin C./ Grehan, John R./ Heads, Michael J.

Oxford University Press Inc（1999/04発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 238 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780195074413
• DDC分類 577

Full Description

Biogeography focuses on the distribution of plants and animals at different taxonomic levels, past and present. It also places emphasis on the ecological character of world vegetation types, and on the evolving relationship between humans and their environment. Panbiogeography describes a new synthesis of current research, with the authors showing how geographical patterns of animal and plant distribution contribute directly to understanding and interpreting evolutionary history.

Contents

1. Introduction: What is Panbiogeography?; 2. Life as Geological Layer: Panbiogeography and the Earth Sciences; 3. Mapping the Trees of Life: Panbiogeography, Phylogenetic Systematics and Evolutionary Processes; 4. Tracking the Trees of Life: Lines, Map, and Matrix; 5. Towards a New Regional Biogeography: The Revival of Biogeographical Classification; 6. Tracks, Nodes, Biodiversity and Conservation; 7. Glossary