Dynamic Biogeography

R. Hengeveld (Author)

9780521437561, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 13 August 1992

264 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.39 kg

"...offers some interesting insights and perspectives..." Ecology

Biogeography is an increasingly important area for ecology, dynamic biogeography being the study of biological patterns and processes on a broad scale both geographically and temporally. Dynamic Biogeography opens with a survey of the different approaches encountered within the subject. The remainder of the book is arranged into four parts. The first is concerned with patterns of concordance; both quantitative and qualitative classifications are discussed. Geographical trends in species' diversity and biological traits are viewed, with Part 3 leading into areography or the analysis of species ranges. The book is drawn together by an overview of all the scales of variation and a glimpse into the future of biogeography. This book will be of interest primarily to scientists in the fields of ecology and biogeography; but the interdisciplinary approach should appeal to all those involved in the biological sciences.

Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. Topics
Part I. Patterns of Concordance: 2. Qualitative and quantitative approaches
3. Methodology of quantitative biogeographical classification
4. Criticism of biogeographical classification
5. Summary of Part I
Part II. Geographical Trends in Species Richness and Biological Traits: 6. Geographical trends in species richness
7. Geographical trends in biological traits
8. Intraspecific trends
Summary of Part II
Part III. Areography: The Analysis of Species Ranges: 9. The anatomy of species ranges
10. The dynamic structure of species ranges
11. Population dynamic theories
Summary of Part III
Part IV. Species Ranges and Patterns of Concordance: 12. Discontinuous variation in space and time
13. The future
References
Author index
Species index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Applied ecology [RNC], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]