Provides information regarding the shaping of the earth and its inhabitants, and includes discussions about fluctuations in population and the effects of humans upon the environment.

Biomes and Habitats (The Macmillan Living Universe Series)

Science & Math

Whitfield, Philip

Cox, C. Barry

Moore, Peter D.

Earth Sciences

Macmillan Library Reference

The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography. It offers excellent insight into the multi-disciplinary nature of biogeography, providing the student with a sound historical base, up-to-date factual content and a clear explanation of current controversies. The features are: new chapter on molecular evidence for the interpretation of patterns of biogeography; new section on the biogeography of parasitic diseases; strong use of references providing a platform for advanced students to follow further debate in the current literature; and a balanced treatment of continental biogeography, island biogeography and marine biogeography.

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biological Sciences

John Wiley&Sons

The science of biogeography asks, and seeks to answer, many varied questions. Why are there so many different kinds of animals and plants? Why are some common and some rare? Why are some widely dispersed and others confined to very limited areas? Why are some habitats and parts of the world so much richer in species than others? How have these patterns of distribution and species richness evolved? The answers to these questions, inas far as they are known, are as diverse and varied as the questions themselves. To approach them it is necessary to understand global patterns of climate, as well as the physical barriers to dispersal presented by oceans, mountain chains and deserts. We need to know how species respond to the presence of competitors, predators and parasites, and how they react when their physical environment alters as climate changes and as continents break up and are set adrift. Most important, we need to appreciate the impact of our own species upon all others, placing new demands upon the adaptability of the living world. The questions asked by biogeography themselves evolve over time, and this new edition of a long-established text raises new questions concerned with such topics as global biodiversity, the roles of species in ecosystems, and the degree to which traditional biogeographical concepts can be applied to the extensive, but neglected, realms of the world's oceans. Marine biogeography is becoming an increasingly important and well-understood discipline, and is included here for the first time. The book is intended as the principal text for students taking courses in biogeography, as well as wider degree programmes in which the study of biogeography is important, such as geography, ecology, palaeobiology and evolution. A successful and established textbook. 2-colour text and colour plate section introduced for the first time. Thoroughly revised and updated including new chapters on island and marine biogeography. Contemporary layout with chapter summaries, further reading etc. to facilitate tuition.

Biologists searching for a resource that explores all of the exciting changes that have occurred recently in the field will turn to this eighth edition. It offers insight into the multidisciplinary nature of the field, presenting a sound historical base, up-to-date coverage, and a look at the latest controversies. The authors evaluate conflicting theories and provide a reasoned judgment as to which is preferable. In a new chapter the authors examine marine biogeography, so that biologists can compare and analyse the data, patterns and problems arising from continental, marine and island biogeography.

wiley

Book by Cox, C. Barry, Moore, P. D.

Blackwell Science Inc.

186p hardback (library rebinding of original paperback), red cloth, maps, illustrations, diagrams, clean copy of the first edition

Biogeography: An ecological and evolutionary approach

Blackwell Scientific

The science of biogeography asks, and seeks to answer, many varied questions. Why are there so many different kinds of animals and plants? Why are some common and some rare? Why are some widely dispersed and others confined to very limited areas? Why are some habitats and parts of the world so much richer in species than others? How have these patterns of distribution and species richness evolved? 
The answers to these questions, inas far as they are known, are as diverse and varied as the questions themselves. To approach them it is necessary to understand global patterns of climate, as well as the physical barriers to dispersal presented by oceans, mountain chains and deserts. We need to know how species respond to the presence of competitors, predators and parasites, and how they react when their physical environment alters as climate changes and as continents break up and are set adrift. Most important, we need to appreciate the impact of our own species upon all others, placing new demands upon the adaptability of the living world. 
The questions asked by biogeography themselves evolve over time, and this new edition of a long-established text raises new questions concerned with such topics as global biodiversity, the roles of species in ecosystems, and the degree to which traditional biogeographical concepts can be applied to the extensive, but neglected, realms of the world's oceans. Marine biogeography is becoming an increasingly important and well-understood discipline, and is included here for the first time. 
The book is intended as the principal text for students taking courses in biogeography, as well as wider degree programmes in which the study of biogeography is important, such as geography, ecology, palaeobiology and evolution. 
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 <li>A successful and established textbook. 
</li>
<li>2-colour text and colour plate section introduced for the first time. 
</li>
<li>Thoroughly revised and updated including new chapters on island and marine biogeography. 
</li>
<li>Contemporary layout with chapter summaries, further reading etc. to facilitate tuition.</li>
</ul>

"Biologists searching for a resource that explores all of the exciting changes that have occurred recently in the field will turn to this eighth edition. It offers insight into the multidisciplinary nature of the field, presenting a sound historical base, up-to-date coverage, and a look at the latest controversies. The authors evaluate conflicting theories and provide a reasoned judgment as to which is preferable. In a new chapter the authors examine marine biogeography, so that biologists can compare and analyze the data, patterns and problems arising from continental, marine and island biogeography"--

Through eight successful editions, and over nearly 40 years, Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach has provided a thorough and comprehensive exploration of the varied scientific disciplines and research that are essential to understanding the subject. The text has been praised for its solid background in historical biogeography and basic biology, that is enhanced and illuminated by discussions of current research. This new edition incorporates the exciting changes of the recent years, and presents a thoughtful exploration of the research and controversies that have transformed our understanding of the biogeography of the world. It also clearly identifies the three quite different arenas of biogeographical research: continental biogeography, island biogeography and marine biogeography. It is the only current textbook with full coverage of marine biogeography. It reveals how the patterns of life that we see today have been created by the two great Engines of the Planet - the Geological Engine, plate tectonics, which alters the conditions of life on the planet, and the Biological Engine, evolution, which responds to these changes by creating new forms and patterns of life.

Ladle, Richard J.

Wiley/Blackwell

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Biomes and Habitats (The Macmillan Living Universe Series)

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An ecological and evolutionary approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach

Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach