Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography
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Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography
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Author : Malte Ebach
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2017-01-20
Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte Ebach and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-20 with Science categories.
Biogeography, the study of the distribution of life on Earth, has undergone more conceptual changes, revolutions and turf wars than any other scientific field. Australasian biogeographers are responsible for several of these great upheavals, including debates on cladistics, panbiogeography and the drowning of New Zealand, some of which have significantly shaped present-day studies. Australasian biogeography has been caught in a cycle of reinvention that has lasted for over 150 years. The biogeographic research making headlines today is merely a shadow of past practices, having barely advanced scientifically. Fundamental biogeographic questions raised by naturalists a century ago remain unanswered, yet are as relevant today as they were then. Scientists still do not know whether Australia and New Zealand are natural biotic areas or if they are in fact artificial amalgamations of areas. The same question goes for all biotic areas in Australasia: are they real? Australasian biogeographers need to break this 150-year cycle, learn from their errors and build upon new ideas. Reinvention of Australasian Biogeography tells the story of the history of Australasian biogeography, enabling understanding of the cycle of reinvention and the means by which to break it, and paves the way for future biogeographical research. The book will be a valuable resource for biological and geographical scientists, especially those working in biogeography, biodiversity, ecology and conservation. It will also be of interest to historians of science.
The Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography
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Author : Malte C. Ebach
language : en
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Release Date : 2017
The Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte C. Ebach and has been published by CSIRO PUBLISHING this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Biogeography categories.
The story of the evolution of biogeographical practice in Australasia
Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography
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Author : Malte C. Ebach
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Reinvention Of Australasian Biogeography written by Malte C. Ebach and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Science categories.
The story of the evolution of biogeographical practice in Australasia.
Biogeography Of Australasia
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Author : Michael Heads
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Biogeography Of Australasia written by Michael Heads and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biogeography categories.
Biogeography Of Australasia
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Author : Michael J. Heads
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Biogeography Of Australasia written by Michael J. Heads and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Biogeography categories.
A fascinating analysis of the main patterns of distribution and evolution of the Australasian biota.
Biogeology
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Author : Bernard Michaux
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2019-07-02
Biogeology written by Bernard Michaux and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-02 with Science categories.
This detailed exposition gives background and context to how modern biogeography has got to where it is now. For biogeographers and other researchers interested in biodiversity and the evolution of life on islands, Biogeology: Evolution in a Changing Landscape provides an overview of a large swathe of the globe encompassing Wallacea and the western Pacific. The book contains the full text of the original article explored in each chapter, presented as it appeared on publication. Key features: Holistic treatment, collecting together a series of important biogeographical papers into a single volume Authored by an expert who has spent nearly three decades actively involved in biogeography Describes and interprets a region of exceptional biodiversity and extreme endemism The only book to provide an integrated treatment of Wallacea, Melanesia, New Zealand, the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands and Antarctica Offers a critique of fashionable neo-dispersalist arguments, showing how these still suffer from the same weaknesses of the original Darwinian formulation. The chapters also include analysis of many major theoretical and philosophical issues of modern biogeographic theory, so that those interested in a more philosophical approach will find the book stimulating and thought-provoking.
Biotectonics
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Author : Malte C. Ebach
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-10-01
Biotectonics written by Malte C. Ebach and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-01 with Science categories.
Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, or tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land. In both cases plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of biota. Tectonics is also responsible for the destruction life, for instance when large coral reefs or shallow seas are compressed to form mountain peaks. Could recent research into these processes provide enough evidence to show that tectonics may be the ultimate driver of life on Earth? Our book delves into the current research in tectonics, particularly neotectonics, and its impact on rapid changes on biogeographical classification, also known as bioregionalisation. We also introduce a new term biotectonics that studies the impact of tectonics on biogeoregionalisation. The question we ask is how tectonics directly influences the distribution of biota in four case studies: the Mesozic and early Palaeogene Australides, which spans the Proto-Pacific coast of the South America, Antaractica and Australiasia; and the Neogene of Australia. To conclude we examine the role of neotectonics on tranistion zones and the Amazon Basin and make a case for biotectonic extinction.
Ecological Biogeography Of Australia
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Author : Allen Keast
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Ecological Biogeography Of Australia written by Allen Keast and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.
Ecological Biogeography Of Australia
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Author : A. Keast
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-08-23
Ecological Biogeography Of Australia written by A. Keast and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-23 with Science categories.
Understanding the biogeography of Australia requires knowledge of both existing and former environments. The existing environment is discussed elsewhere in the volume but a few salient points should be reiterated. Three-quarters of Australia is either arid or semi-arid and even much of the better-watered fringes has long dry seasons. Vast stretches of ocean separate it from other land masses except in the north where New Guinea and Indonesia form 'stepping stones' to and from Asia. It is also a low continent with over 99% of its area below 1000 m; even the highest summits barely exceed 2000 m. Since most of the surface has undergone prolonged weath ering, poor soils are the rule. The impact of man on the landscape has been less than in more densely settled continents. Aboriginal man has inhabited the continent for 40,000 years or more but agriculture and stock rearing have operated for less than two centuries and the present rural population is sparse. Large parts of the dry interior are not occupied although they are affected to some extent by introduced feral animals.
The Biogeography Of Cape Range Western Australia
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Author : William F. Humphreys
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-01-01
The Biogeography Of Cape Range Western Australia written by William F. Humphreys and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-01 with Biogeography categories.