Glen M. MacDonald: Biogeography, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Now in its second edition, Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time, and Life introduces students across a range of disciplines to the study of the geographic distributions of life. With a focus on physical geography, ecology, evolution, biodiversity, and conservation, this award-winning textbook describes the essential aspects of animal and vegetation distributions, and how factors such as, climate and the physical environment, biological interactions, and human activity impact species of plants and animals.
Assuming no previous background in the subject, Biogeography illustrates key concepts using engaging empirical examples of both modern plant and animal distributions and long-term evolutionary histories of different species. Student-friendly chapters provide a well-rounded account of ecological and historical biogeography, species dispersal, speciation and extinction, human evolution and impacts, the Earth's biogeographic subdivisions, modern biodiversity, how the application of biogeographic theory and techniques can benefit conservation and sustainability, and much more.
Including access to companion websites for both students and instructors, Biogeography: Introduction to Space, Time, and Life, Second Edition is an excellent textbook for undergraduate courses in biogeography, earth science, and environmental studies.