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Tracking the History of Life
出版Oxford University Press, 1999-04-15
主題Science / Life Sciences / EvolutionScience / Earth Sciences / GeneralScience / Earth Sciences / Geography
ISBN01953606999780195360691
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Bm0_QQ3Z6GUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Biogeography is a diverse subject, traditionally focusing on the distribution of plants and animals at different taxonomic levels, past and present. Modern biogeography also puts emphasis on the ecological character of the world vegetation types, and on the evolving relationship between humans and their environment. Panbiogeography describes a new synthesis of sciences of plant and animal distribution. The book emphasizes that the geographical patterns of animal and plant distribution contribute directly to the understanding and interpretation of evolutionary history. Geographic location is reintroduced as a critical element of both biogeography and evolutionary biology. The authors present chapters exploring the roles of geology, ecology, evolution in panbiogeographic theory, and introduce new methods, modes of classification, and ways of measuring biodiversity.