About this title: As in the previous (fourth) edition, the text integrates the three main threads of biogeography: i) ecological biogeography (how organisms live together where they are today); ii) the analytical biogeography of present day distribution patterns (where they live, in what diversity and how they disperse); and iii) historical biogeography (how they come to live where they are today). However, this new edition has been completely revised and almost represents a total re-write of the fourth edition. Two new themes underly this text. Firstly, the involvement of mankind in almost all aspects of ...
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Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. minor markings, tight binding, light wear to exterior, Support Pacific Northwest Independent Booksellers! Glued binding. 326 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. No DJ Issued. Edgewear and corner creases on cover; name cut out of flyleaf; green and yellow highlights inside, mostly in the first half of book. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Description: Very Good- Oversized softcover, x + 326 pages including many figures and tables; gently used, not abused, but light cover creases, corner bumps, ink signature, pencil underlining on one 12-page section page, otherwise clean and unmarked throughout. See also our listing for the highly recommended Biogeography: A Study of Plants in the Ecosphere, by Joy Tivy. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Date Published: 02/02/1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Edition: Fifth
Binding: paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc, Williston, Vermont, U. S. A.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Edition: Fifth Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Blackwell Science Inc, Great Britain
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Description: Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The book opens with a discussion of biodiversity: how many plants and animals are there, where are they; and why are they more abundant in some places than in others? Following chapters consider their ecology, and then the origin of diversity through speciation and evolution. Later chapters discuss the major biomes, island biogeography, the past and its influence on the present day distribution or organisms, and finally the techniques for ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: WileyBlackwell
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Description: New. New PAPERBACK copy. IN STOCK NOW, despatched daily from the UK En Stock, tous les jours de expédiés du Royaume-Uni EN STOCK NOW, despachar diariamente desde el Reino Unido por correo aéreo IN STOCK NOW, auch wenn täglich aus dem Vereinigten Königreich per Luftpost. read more
Binding: Textbook Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, Oxford [England]; Cambridge, Mass.
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780632029679ISBN:0632029676
Description: Very Good Condition. 7 x 10" This edition of a highly successful and popular textbook, 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. New chapter on molecular evidence for the interpretation of patterns of biogeography & a section on the biogeography of parasitic ... read more
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