Panbiogeography Tracking the History of Life |
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| Author:
| Craw, Robin C.
Grehan, John R.
Heads, Michael J. |
| Series title: | Oxford Biogeography Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-507441-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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The main features of panbiogeography are that consistencies recur in the distribution patterns of plants and animals, and that analysis of these consistencies produces "tracks" (joining areas of common flora and fauna) and "nodes" (where different tracks meet). This book presents a new synthesis of the sciences of plant and animal distribution, bringing in a novel synthesis of geology, ecology, and tectonics, and a new model integrating biogeographic processes involved with the...
More DescriptionThe main features of panbiogeography are that consistencies recur in the distribution patterns of plants and animals, and that analysis of these consistencies produces "tracks" (joining areas of common flora and fauna) and "nodes" (where different tracks meet). This book presents a new synthesis of the sciences of plant and animal distribution, bringing in a novel synthesis of geology, ecology, and tectonics, and a new model integrating biogeographic processes involved with the evolution of biological communities.