Biogeography : space, time, and life

Preface. 1. An Introduction. 2. Some Basics. 3. Physical Environment and the Distribution of Life. 4. Biological Interactions and the Distribution of Life. 5. Disturbance and Succession. 6. Communities, Formations and Biomes. 7. Changing Continents and Climates. 8. Dispersal, Colonization and Invasion. 9. Evolution, Speciation and Extinction. 10. Realms, Regions and Provinces: The Biogeographic Subdivisions of the Earth. 11. Evolution, Extinction and the Human Story. 12. Biogeography and Modern Biodiversity. 13. Biogeography Distributions and Reconstructing of the History of Life. 14. Biogeography and Conservation.