Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time, and Life

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Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0471241938
ISBN 13
9780471241935
Category
Biogeography & Ecology
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Publication Year
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., United States
Pages
528
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Description
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. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession‎ No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 651880 |
578.09 M135B c.2 |
1 | Tr. 4750 | Yes |