Biogeography

Biogeography

The study of geographic distribution of living organisms.

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indicator species

Biology; Biogeography

Those species that can offer early warning signs of ecological stresses.

indigenous species

Biology; Biogeography

A species that occurs naturally in an area or habitat.

introduced species

Biology; Biogeography

A species that evolved in one region but has gotten to another distant region (usually by human activity), where it would not naturally have migrated because of some barrier, such as an ocean.

An aggressive alien species that displaces other species; most commonly a naturalized species occupying a disturbed habitat, although the most destructive invasives also displace natives in intact ...

land cover

Biology; Biogeography

The physical coverage of land, usually expressed in terms of vegetation cover, or lack thereof.

larvae

Biology; Biogeography

The early life history stage of many invertebrates, amphibians and fishes, that is unlike its adult form and must metamorphose before assuming adult characteristics.

latitude

Biology; Biogeography

A north-south measurement of position on Earth, defined by the angle measured from a horizontal plane located at Earth's center that is perpendicular to the polar axis and measured in degrees, ...