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Patterns of Life

Biogeography of a changing world

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  • © 1989

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  1. H. W. Mielke

    1. College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages iii-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Alexander von Humboldt
      Pages 1-4

  3. Physical foundations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. The Planetary and Geological Context of Life

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 7-24

    3. The Earth, Life, and Energy Cycles

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 25-38

  4. Past events and their biogeographic significance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-40
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    2. Evolution of the Biosphere

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 41-57

    3. Continental Drift

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 58-77

    4. Biogeographic Patterns and Ice Age Events

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      Pages 78-100

  5. Present environments and biogeographic patterns

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-102
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    2. The Climatic Environment

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 103-124

    3. Marine and Terrestrial Environments

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      Pages 125-147

    4. Freshwater Environments

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      Pages 148-171

    5. Island Environments

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      Pages 172-193

    6. Environments Linked Through Animal Movements

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      Pages 194-213

    7. Organisms and Environments Integrated Through Coevolution

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      Pages 214-238

  6. The human impact

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-240
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    2. Fire as an Old and New Agent of Change

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 241-261

    3. Man the Maker and Exterminator of Plant and Animals

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 262-288

    4. Biogeographic Repercussions of the Intensification of Agriculture

      • H. W. Mielke
      Pages 289-312
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Insight into universal nature provides an intellectual life? Why are so many plants and animals, especially delight and sense of freedom that no blows of fate and freshwater species, at risk of extinction? These are a few no evil can destroy. of the questions that have intrigued observers of nature Alexander von Humboldt, 1805 and the Earth. By studying the Earth's patterns of life, students of biogeography ultimately ponder some of the ... on that small spot, that little blue and white thing, most basic questions about life and the cosmos. is everything that means anything to you - all of history and music and poetry and art and death and birth and love, tears, joy, games, all of it on that little Historical roots of biogeography spot out there that you can cover with your thumb. The topic of biogeography has its roots in the work of And you realize from that perspective that you've Alexander von Humboldt, the recognized father of plant changed, that there's something new there, that the geography (Detwyler 1969, Browne 1983). From its relationship is no longer what it was.

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  • College of Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, USA

    H. W. Mielke

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