Biogeography

by Mark V. Lomolino, James H. Brown

Like its predecessor, Biogeography, Second Edition, aims to integrate the specialized subdisciplines that threaten to divide the field. It combines ecological and historical perspectives to show how contemporary environments, earth history, and evolutionary processes have shaped the distributions of species and the patterns of biodiversity. It illustrates general patterns and processes using examples from different groups of plants and animals from diverse habitats and geographic regions. Biogeography, Second Edition, consists of 19 chapters, organized into five sections. The book is beautifully illustrated with hundreds of figures and maps, and contains a glossary and extensive bibliography. Starting from simple facts and principles, and assuming only a rudimentary knowledge of biology, geography, and earth history, the book seeks to explain the relationships between the patterns of plant and animal distributions and the mechanistic processes that have produced them. Throughout, the emphasis is on the interplay between unifying concepts and the evidence that supports or challenges these ideas.

Genres: Biology, Science, Geography, Textbooks, Ecology, Nature, Nonfiction

691 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1983

Reviews

[Mega Manga]

Good

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A useful text with clear and concise illustrations and diagrams. The text is thorough yet readable and describes the links between the physical and biological environments very well. A very useful text for any who want to understand why some habitats are where they are and how everything on Earth linked through the numerous environmental processes.

[Kayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

For BIOL 2251: Biodiversity and Conversation of Animals

Overall a good textbook. Some parts were dry (e.i. the intro about different people in biogeography). I particularly enjoyed the section about metapopulations. I wish I had bought this textbook instead of renting it.

[Na · Rating 3 out of 5]

First, I must complain about the glossy pages. When trying to read it, the glare made it more unenjoyable. This was decent beside that.