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The Theory of Island Biogeography Revisited

Evolutionary Biogeography: An Integrative Approach with Case Studies by Juan J Morrone, 2008-12-03

Biogeography, Fourth Edition by Mark V. Lomolino, Brett R. Riddle, et all 2010-08-01

The Theory of Island Biogeography (Princeton Landmarks in Biology) by Robert H. MacArthur, Edward O. Wilson, 2001-04-01

Comparative Biogeography: Discovering and Classifying Biogeographical Patterns of a Dynamic Earth (Species and Systematics) by Lynne R. Parenti, Malte C. Ebach, 2009-11-18

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach by C. Barry Cox, Peter D. Moore, 2010-05-10

Foundations of Biogeography: Classic Papers with Commentaries

Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time, and Life by Glen MacDonald, 2001-10-31

Biogeography, Third Edition by Mark V. Lomolino, Brett R. Riddle, et all 2009-02-03

Species Invasions: Insights into Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeography by et al Dov F. Sax (Editor), 2005-06-15

The Africa-South America Connection (Oxford Biogeography Series)

Island Biogeography: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation by Robert J. Whittaker, José María Fernández-Palacios, 2007-02-08

Biogeography of the West Indies: Patterns and Perspectives, Second Edition

Conservation Biogeography

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Early Classics In Biogeography, Distribution, And Diversity Studies: To 1950
A bibliography of historical sources in biogeography and related fields, with links to biographical Category Science Biology Ecology biogeographyA bibliography of historical sources in biogeography and related fields, with linksto biographical information and the fulltext of many of the sources listed
http://www.wku.edu/~smithch/biogeog/

Extractions: Early Classics in Biogeography, Distribution, and Diversity Studies: To 1950 is a bibliography and full-text archive designed as a service to advanced students and researchers engaged in work in biogeography, biodiversity, history of science, and related studies. All items in the bibliography are primary sources and were published in 1950 or before. The subjects involved touch on fields ranging from ecology, conservation, systematics and physical geography, to evolutionary biology, cultural biogeography, paleobiology, and bioclimatologybut have in common a relevance to the study of geographical distribution and diversity. Those who have not used this resource before are strongly advised to click here for a full description of the service, including important information on the enhancement features it contains. For information on me (including how to contact me), click here For some RELATED LINKS click here For the combined SEARCH / THESAURUS feature click here
Biogeography
Covers what biogeography is, what sort of questions biogeographers address, different specialties in biogeography, the history of biogeography, the dispersal of species, plate tectonics, and its relationship to biogeographic processes, particularly dispersal.
http://ripley.wo.sbc.edu/departmental/env-studies/geo/biogeogr.htm

Extractions: Home Up Aerial Photos Global Positioning Systems (GPS) ... Biomes [ Biogeography ] Biodiversity Exotic Species Agriculture and Food Production Open-Land Resources, Parks, and Preserves ... Managing the Environment Biogeography Biogeography is a field unto itself, and it is difficult to condense it all down into a 50 minute lecture. We can't cover everything. So, I have chosen to talk about the following things. We will discuss: What is biogeography? What sort of questions do biogeographers address? Different specialties in biogeography A bit about the history of biogeography the dispersal of species Plate tectonics, and its relationship to biogeographic processes, especially to dispersal What is biogeography? We've talked about the definition of geography, and of environmental geography. Biogeography is the science that attempts to document and understand spatial patterns of biodiversity. It is the study of distributions of organisms, both past and present, and of related patterns of variation over the earth in the numbers and kinds of living things. So, it is the subset of geography that deals with living things.
UCSB Biogeography Lab Home Page
Learn about research into conservation, ecology and species distribution conducted at this University of California, Santa Barbara laboratory. The UCSB biogeography Lab has moved to the Donald Bren School of Environmental Science Management at the University of
http://www.biogeog.ucsb.edu/

Extractions: The UCSB Biogeography Lab has moved to the at the University of California, Santa Barbara . The Lab was originally established in 1991 within the Department of Geography to conduct basic and applied research on the ecology, distribution and conservation status of species and ecosystems with the aid of geographic information systems and remote sensing. Research to date has focused on regional scale mapping and modelling of vegetation cover types, wildlife distributions, and long-term vegetation change, as well as on methods for assessing the accuracy of vegetation maps. Recent work has included designing optimal networks of nature reserves for protecting biodiversity. Most work has concentrated on the region of California and the western United States. Research grants are administered by the Institute for Computational Earth System Science . The Lab is directed by Dr. Frank Davis and managed by Dr. David Stoms
Nearctica - Ecology - Biogeography
Describes the objectives, methods and larger relevance of biogeographic studies. Links to related articles on ecology and continental drift. Ecology biogeography. Return to Ecology Main Page
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/biogeo.htm

Extractions: Ecology - Biogeography Return to Ecology Main Page Buy Books on Biogeography Biogeography is the study of the distributions of plants and animals over the surface of the Earth in both space and time. The spatial component of biogeography attempts to describe and explain the distributions of one or more species over the world. Biogeography may also try to elucidate the changing distributions of organisms over time, either in the short term or over geological time. The political and economic importance of biogeography can be very great indeed. Species and ecosystem distributions need to be considered in making any land management or conservation decisions. Biogeography has many modes. Biogeography can be purely descriptive describing the distributions of particular species or habitats (ecosystems). These species or ecosystems mappings are very important from a conservation and land management viewpoint and also provide basic biological information crucial to all of the natural sciences. Historical biogeography, on the other hand, attempts to explain the current distributions of species and ecosystems (habitats) on the basis of historical patterns of ecological changes, climate changes, or vicariant events. (Vicariant events are the creation of major barriers to dispersal of organisms such as continental drift, mountain creation, the changes in drainage patterns,or major climate changes). These changes may have occurred in relatively short periods of time or stretch over long periods of geological time.
Glossary For Biogeography
Terms arranged according to various subject categories including general biogeography, ecology, evolution, landscape ecology and taxonomy maintained by Radford University.
http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/glossary.html

Extractions: Radford Geography Department Radford University Glossary for Biogeography NOTE: Terms are arranged according to the following subject categories: biogeography, ecology, evolution, landscape ecology, and taxonomy. This should not be taken to mean that any term is limited in use or definition to a particular discipline; the arrangement is a pedagogical device to help the beginning student in biogeography to make associations among various words and processes. Each term also may be accessed through the index at the end of this document. the geographic range of a taxon.
Biogeography
Lectures notes on biogeography by David A. Fitch of New York University.
http://www.nyu.edu/projects/fitch/courses/evolution/html/biogeography.html

Extractions: Click on the topic you would like to review: Lecture notes Major types of biogeographic distributions Historical causes of disjunct biogeographic distributions Evidence for historical biogeography ... Exercises Lecture notes Biogeography: Analysis of spatial distributions of organisms I. Major types of biogeographic distributions A. Cosmopolitan (not necessarily entirely cosmopolitan):
Sweet Oranges: The Biogeography Of Citrus Sinensis
The domestication, dispersal and breeding of the sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) and its varieties, throughout history.
http://www.aquapulse.net/knowledge/orange.html

Extractions: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada With its numerous cultivated varieties, the sweet orange ( Citrus sinensis Osbeck) constitutes one of the world's most popular and recognizable fruit crops. Sweet oranges are citrus fruits ( Citrus spp.), which are regarded as high sources of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and other fruit acids. These fruits are hesperidiums, because of their fleshiness and separable rind. Physically, citrus fruits consist of forty to fifty percent juice, twenty to forty percent rind and twenty to thirty-five percent pulp and seeds. Chemically, they contain eighty-six to ninety-two percent water, five to eight percent sugars and one to two percent pectin with lesser amounts of acids, protein, essential oils and minerals (Janick et. al. 1981). Citrus fruits grow on small evergreen trees, many of which depend on root mycorrhizae (Janick et. al. 1981). Most of these C plants are cultivated as scions on rootstocks. All
European Bison Biogeography
Natural history, evolution, distribution, and timeline of the status of the species through the centuries.
http://www.sfsu.edu/~geog/bholzman/courses/316projects/bison.html

Extractions: The largest concentration of European bison live in Poland's Bialowieza National Park (Falinski, 1999). It is here that Europe's last remaining primeval forest stands. The National Park covers an area of about 20-square miles, which is located within the larger (and lesser protected) Bialowieza forest 220sq.mi., and is contiguous to Belarus Beloveskaja Pusca National Park 335sq.mi (WCMC, 1999) The ancient forest lies in a flat, moist region consisting of 26 species of trees, 55 species of shrubs, 14 species dwarf shrubs, and 62 species of mammals, of which wolves and lynx are important predators of young and weak bison. These are a few of the over 10,000 species that contribute to the forests rich biodiversity (Falinski, 1999)
Introduction To Biogeography
An online course developed for Geography 4900 at Valdosta State University by Dr. Henri D. Grissino-Mayer.Category Science Biology Ecology biogeographyGeography 4900 Introduction to biogeography Online Course developed by Dr. HenriD. GrissinoMayer Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences Valdosta
http://www.valdosta.edu/~grissino/geog4900/

Extractions: Welcome to Geography 4900 at Valdosta State University , where I'll introduce you to a major sub-discipline of the Earth Sciences known as Biogeography. In this course, you'll learn about the different vegetation zones of the Earth, biodiversity, community stucture, disturbance history, ecosystem dynamics, patterns of distribution, and patterns of fauna and flora in the past and future. This course will emphasize an evolutionary and ecological approach using Cox and Moore's excellent book on Biogeography. We'll learn how the previous glaciation affected the current patterns of distribution of plants and animals. We'll also take several field excursions to gain hands-on experience with observational methods and techniques used in Biogeography. At the end of this course, you'll have a deeper and more appreciative understanding of the patterns of distribution of living organisms across the Earth's surface, and why these patterns arise.
Biogeography Specialty Group Home Page
Formed to promote interaction among biogeographers, stimulate active research and teaching development Category Science Biology Ecology biogeographybiogeography Specialty Group. of the Association of American Geographers(AAG). Concerned with the where, how, and why of biotic distributions.
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/2498/bsghome1.htm

Extractions: Concerned with the where, how, and why of biotic distributions The Biogeography Specialty Group (BSG) of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) was formed to promote interaction among biogeographers, stimulate active research and teaching development in biogeography, and facilitate the exchange of ideas.
Www.biogeography.com/
http://www.biogeography.com/
JSTOR: Journal Of Biogeography
Journal of biogeography. JSTOR coverage Vols. 126, 1974-1999. Journal Informationfor Journal of biogeography. Publisher Blackwell Science, Ltd. Moving Wall 3.
http://www.jstor.org/journals/03050270.html

Extractions: Please read JSTOR's "Terms and Conditions of Use" before you begin. Search this journal Browse this journal Publisher Blackwell Science, Ltd. Moving Wall The subjects of biogeography, ecology and biodiversity are now of truly global importance. Recognizing this increased significance, the scope of the Journal of Biogeography and its sister publications, Global Ecology and Biogeography and Diversity and Distributions , continue to be developed under the guidance of Dr Robert Whittaker and Dr David Richardson respectively, acting as a team with Professor Philip Stott, the Editor of Journal of Biogeography Journal of Biogeography is essential reading for all environmentalists, biogeographers, ecologists, biologists, botanists and zoologists. ISSN
JSTOR: Global Ecology And Biogeography Letters
Global Ecology and biogeography Letters. (continued by Global Ecology and biogeography) JournalInformation for Global Ecology and biogeography Letters.
http://www.jstor.org/journals/09607447.html

Extractions: Please read JSTOR's "Terms and Conditions of Use" before you begin. Search this journal Browse this journal Publisher Blackwell Science, Ltd. Global Ecology and Biogeography publishes succinct, scientific material relating to historical, spatial, ecological and applied biogeography for rapid publication, and particularly publishes articles on: macroecology ecological applications of remote sensing and GIS Global Ecology and Biogeography is published as part of a single package with its sister journals Journal of Biogeography , and Diversity and Distributions (formerly Biodiversity Letters ). Together these journals provide comprehensive coverage of the fields of biogeography, ecology and biodiversity.
Graduate Programs In Landscape Ecology, Spatial Ecology, And Biogeography
List of universities offering advanced degrees.
http://www.edc.uri.edu/personal/jeff/legrad/

Extractions: Graduate Programs in Landscape Ecology, Spatial Ecology, and Biogeography I have compiled this list of schools (mostly in the US) during the course of my own research on grad schools and have also had some help from the ECOLOG and US-IALE discussion lists. Not all of these schools have specific programs in landscape ecology, spatial ecology or biogeography; however, all of them seem to have, at a minimum, the opportunity to study the spatial aspects of ecology. If you have any suggestions, changes, additions, or comments please let me know at jeff@edc.uri.edu Thanks again to everyone who responded to my initial request. I hope you find the list to be helpful. Good luck,
Www.blackwell-science.com/products/journals/jbiog.htm
Journal of biogeography journal information, contents lists and abstractson the Blackwell Publishing website. Journal of biogeography.
http://www.blackwell-science.com/products/journals/jbiog.htm
John R. Bolt
Paleobiology and biogeography of Paleozoic reptiles and amphibians (Field Museum of Natural History).
http://pondside.uchicago.edu/ceb/faculty/bolt.html

Extractions: R esearch Interests: Current studies are focused on: (1) Relationships and morphology of primitive amphibians (as well as fish) from a new Mississippian (ca. 335 million years before present) locality in southeastern Iowa. The locality has produced hundreds of specimens of the oldest tetrapods known from continental North America. Complete specimen preparation will require several years. (2) Fossil evidence for the origin and early evolution of the tetrapod auditory system, and its implications for otic evolution as well as tetrapod relationships. (3) Origin and early evolution of the living amphibians (lissamphibians). I am interested in supervising graduate research on systematics, morphology, and biogeography of Paleozoic reptiles and amphibians. R ecent Publications : Bolt, J. R., 1983.
Biogeography Of Madagascar
paper was presented at the International Symposium on the biogeography of Madagascar held in Paris 2628 September 1995.
http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Madagasc/biomad1.html

Extractions: The following paper was presented at the International Symposium on the Biogeography of Madagascar held in Paris 26-28 September 1995. The printed version of the paper was published in the Symposium volume (Schatz, G.E. 1996. Malagasy/Indo-Australo-Malesian phytogeographic connections. In : W.R. Lourenço (ed.), Biogeography of Madagascar . Editions ORSTOM, Paris). Next Page
Biogeography Home Page
GEOG 335. biogeography. Home Page. newsletter of the biogeography Specialty Groupof the Association of American Geographerssee what biogeographers are doing;
http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biogeog.html

Extractions: Glossary Other sites with useful information: The Biogeographer newsletter of the Biogeography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographerssee what biogeographers are doing Plate tectonics: description and animations Museum of Paleontology , UC-Berkeley: On-line exhibits dealing with the history of life which may be accessed according to time period or taxon. Also contains exhibit on evolution and a glossary. Especially relevant to this course is the exhibit on the
Bioegog Template
Student paper about the biology of the Saguaro cactus; includes photos and diagrams.
http://bss.sfsu.edu/geog/bholzman/courses/Fall99Projects/saguaro.htm

Extractions: The saguaro cactus comes from the family Cactaceae; its order Cactales, the genre name is Cereus, and its species the Cereus giganteus. Further discussion on the taxonomy of the saguaro will be discussed in the family tree line section. In 1908 in honor of Andrew Carnegie, the species name was changed to Carnegiea gigantean (Klaus, 1997). Other common names for it are sahuaro and pitahaya (Klaus, 1997). The first description of the Saguaro was in 1848, describing it as a particular species with a huge columnar, candelabra shaped cactus growing to 18 meters in height, a diameter of 65 cm, and living as long as 200 years (Klaus, 1997) The plant has 12-24 ribs, with brown areoles; which are axillariy buds that immediately produces a cluster of spine primordial (Gibson and Nobel, 1986), spaced every 2cm. The spines are brown, 7 mm long and up to 12 are arranged radially per areole, with 3-6 of these being center spines. (Klaus, 1997) The saguaro is native to Arizona, southeastern California and the Sonoran Desert in Mexico. These particular biomes are extremely hot in temperature, which serves as an ideal environment for this plant, which is able to store and hold water for periods of time. The saguaro can also tolerate temperatures to well below freezing. (Gibson and Nobel, 1986.)
Glossary For Biogeography
Terms arranged according to various subject categories including general biogeography, ecology, evolution Category Reference Dictionaries By Subject GeographyGlossary for biogeography. NOTE Terms patterns. biogeography the sciencethat studies the distribution of life, past and present. Colonization
http://www.radford.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/glossary.html

Extractions: Radford Geography Department Radford University Glossary for Biogeography NOTE: Terms are arranged according to the following subject categories: biogeography, ecology, evolution, landscape ecology, and taxonomy. This should not be taken to mean that any term is limited in use or definition to a particular discipline; the arrangement is a pedagogical device to help the beginning student in biogeography to make associations among various words and processes. Each term also may be accessed through the index at the end of this document. the geographic range of a taxon.

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