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- https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Ecology/Biodiversity_(Bynum)/13%3A_Biogeographic_DiversityBiogeography study's the distribution of organisms in space and through time. Analyses of the patterns of biogeography can be divided into historical biogeography and ecological biogeography. Historic...Biogeography study's the distribution of organisms in space and through time. Analyses of the patterns of biogeography can be divided into historical biogeography and ecological biogeography. Historical biogeography uses past events in the geological history of the Earth and ecological biogeography examines the dispersal of organisms (usually individuals or populations) and the mechanisms that influence this dispersal to explain patterns in the spatial and temporal distributions.
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Workbench/General_Ecology_Ecology/Chapter_22%3A_Biodiversity/22.6%3A_Patterns_in_BiodiversityBeyond purely scientific goals and satisfying curiosity, this understanding is essential for applied issues of major concern to humankind, such as the spread of invasive species, the control of diseas...Beyond purely scientific goals and satisfying curiosity, this understanding is essential for applied issues of major concern to humankind, such as the spread of invasive species, the control of diseases and their vectors, and the likely effects of global climate change on the maintenance of biodiversity (Gaston 2000).
- https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/01%3A_Ecology_for_All/22%3A_Biodiversity/22.03%3A_Patterns_in_BiodiversityFigure \(\PageIndex{4}\): Biodiversity hotspots and some of their endemic species. (a) Melanesian Islands ["Solomon Islands" by Jim Lounsbury is available for open access]; (b) Emerald Lakes, New Zeal...Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\): Biodiversity hotspots and some of their endemic species. (a) Melanesian Islands ["Solomon Islands" by Jim Lounsbury is available for open access]; (b) Emerald Lakes, New Zealand [Photo by Marcus Holland-Moritz is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0]; (c) Diademed sifaca, one of the endemic lemur species from Mantadia National Park, Madagascar ["Diademed ready to push off" by Michael Hogan is available in the public domain]; (d) Maned wolf, the largest canid of South America, a…
