Historical Biogeography: An Introduction

by Jorge Victor Crisci, Liliana Katinas, Paula Posadas

Book Overview

Though biogeography may be simply defined--the study of the geographic distributions of organisms--the subject itself is extraordinarily complex, involving a range of scientific disciplines and a bewildering diversity of approaches. For convenience, biogeographers have recognized two research traditions: ecological biogeography and historical biogeography.

This book makes sense of the profound revolution that historical biogeography has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674010590
• ISBN13: 9780674010598
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 9.5"