E-Books →Biogeography An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach, 10th Edition

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. New themes and topics in this tenth edition include
Next generation genetic technologies and their use in historical biogeography, phylogeography and population genomics
Biogeographical databases and biodiversity information systems, which are becoming increasingly important for biogeographical research
An introduction to functional biogeography and its applications to community assembly, diversity gradients and the analysis of ecosystem functioning
Updated case studies focusing on island biogeography, using the latest phylogenetic studies
Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach 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.