Biogeography

Biogeography

The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.

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heterogeneity

Biology; Biogeography

The variety of qualities found in an environment (habitat patches) or a population (genotypic variation).

phenotype

Biology; Biogeography

The way in which the genetic message of an individual is expressed in its morphology, physiology, and behavior.

subclimax

Biology; Biogeography

A stage of succession along a sere prevented from progressing to the climatic climax (i.e., the steady-state community characteristic of a particular climate) by fire, grazing, and similar factors.

pattern

Biology; Biogeography

A statement about relationships among several observations of nature. It connotes a particular configuration of properties of the system under investigation.