Biogeography

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The latest edition of this highly successful and popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to include the latest developments in biogeography. It offers excellent insight into the multi-disciplinary nature of biogeography, providing the student with a sound historical base, up-to-date factual content and a clear explanation of current controversies. Key features of this new edition include new chapters on the history of biogeography and molecular evidence for the interpretation of patterns of biogeography, and new section on the biogeography pf parasitic diseases. Contents

1. Introduction to Biogeography
2. A History of Biogeography
3. Patterns of Biodiversity
4. Patterns of Distribution
5. Communities and Ecosystems
6. The Source of Novelty
7. Life, Death and Evolution on Islands
8. Living in the Past
9. The Geography of Life Today
10. Ice and Change
11. Transforming the Planet
12. Drawing Lines in the Water
13. Interpreting the Past I Molecular and Isotopic Biogeography
14. Interpreting the Past II Principles and Practice
15. Foretelling the Future
Index