Biogeography

Biogeography

The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.

Contributors in Biogeography

Biogeography

A calculation that estimates the area of Earth's productive land and water required to supply the resources that an individual or group demands, as well as to absorb the wastes that the individual or ...

ecological restoration

Biology; Biogeography

The process whereby an ecosystem is brought back to health.

ecoregion

Biology; Biogeography

A relatively large unit of land or water that is characterized by a distinctive climate, ecological features and plant and animal communities e.g., Everglades Flooded Grasslands, Great Basin Lakes ...

ecosystem

Biology; Biogeography

A community of plants, animals and microorganisms that are linked by energy and nutrient flows and that interact with each other and with the physical environment. Rain forests, deserts, coral reefs, ...

endemic

Biology; Biogeography

An animal or plant species that naturally occurs in only one specified area or region. For example, the redfin darter is a fish endemic to the rivers of the Ozark forests, the Joshua tree is a plant ...