Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach 9th Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1118968581
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1118968581
• Author: C. Barry Cox, Peter D. Moore,

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.

Table contents:

1 The History of Biogeography

SECTION I: The Challenge of Existing

2 Patterns of Distribution: Finding a Home

3 Communities and Ecosystems: Living Together

4 Patterns of Biodiversity

SECTION II: THE ENGINES OF THE PLANET

5 Plate Tectonics

6 Evolution, the Source of Novelty

SECTION III: ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY

7 Life, Death and Evolution on Islands

SECTION IV: PATTERNS OF LIFE

8 From Evolution to Patterns of Life

9 Patterns in the Oceans

10 Patterns in the Past

11 Setting the Scene for Today

12 Ice and Change

SECTION V: PEOPLE AND PROBLEMS

13 The Human Intrusion

14 Conservation Biogeography