Origins of Biogeography : The role of biological classification in early plant and animal geography
Biogeography is a multidisciplinary field with multiple origins in 19th century taxonomic practice. The Origins of Biogeography presents a revised history of early biogeography and investigates the split in taxonomic practice, between the classification of taxa and the classification of vegetation....
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Format : | Livre |
Langue : | anglais |
Titre complet : | Origins of Biogeography : The role of biological classification in early plant and animal geography / by Malte Christian Ebach. |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands
, 2015 |
Collection : | History, philosophy and theory of the life sciences (Print) ; 13 |
Contenu : | Prologue. Chapter 1. A History of Biogeography for the 21st century Biogeographer. Chapter 2 Origins, Race & Distribution. Chapter 3. Humboldt, Stromeyer and Candolle. Chapter 4. Classification Divided. Chapter 5. Plant and Animal Geography in Practise: Maps, Regions and Regionalisation. Chapter 6. The Legacy of 19th Century Plant and Animal Geography. Epilogue. Biosketches. Appendix. Translation of the Introduction to Commentatio Inauguralis Sistens Historiae Vegetablium Geographiae Specimen by Friedrich Stromeyer (1800)(Translation by Mark Garland). |
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