Product Description

Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #206249 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 456 pages

Review
'This expanded and revised text provides an accessible, well-written and scholarly introduction to biogeography, marked by clear definitions and expositions of key concepts and ideas from across the field.' - Robert Whittaker, University of Oxford

From the Back Cover
Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants. Starting with an outline of how species arise, disperse, diversify and become extinct, the book examines: how environmental factors (climate, substrate, topography, and disturbance) influence animals and plants; investigates how populations grow, interact and survive; how communities form and change; and explores the connections between biogeography and conservation.

The second edition has been extensively revised and expanded throughout to cover new topics and revisit themes from the first edition in more depth. Illustrated throughout with informative diagrams and attractive photos and including guides to further reading, chapter summaries and an extensive glossary of key terms, Fundamentals of Biogeography clearly explains key concepts in the history, geography and ecology of life systems In doing so, it tackles some of the most topical and controversial environmental and ethical concerns including species overexploitation, the impacts of global warming, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity loss and ecosystem restoration.

Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an appealing introduction for students and all those interested in gaining a deeper understanding of key topics and debates within the fields of biogeography, ecology and the environment. Revealing how life has, and is, adapting to its biological and physical surroundings, Huggett stresses the role of ecological, historical and human factors in fashioning animals and plant distributions and explores how biogeography can inform conservation practice.

About the Author
Richard Huggett is a Reader in Geography at the University of Manchester, UK.

Customer Reviews

A fantastic book for students of Ecology/Biogeography.
I found this book helpful for my studies of Biogeography and Ecology. Huggett's book embraces a broad range of relevant topics in a clear, consise, and interesting style. Areas covered include relationships between species incorporating competion and mutualism, distribution of organisms, succession, and biodiversity.
'Fundamentals of Biogeography' is illustrated with plenty of tables and figures, along with some great full colour images. My only gripe with this book is the lack of attention given to the theory of island biogeography. All in all however, this is an accessible and very useful text for those studying Ecology/Biogeography at University level. Recommended.

Also brilliant for geography students
As well as being excellent for ecology and biology students, Huggett's book is great for geography students too. A really clear book loaded with interesting examples. highly accessable but not too simplified

Biogeography
Very good book, well explained biogeography with interesting and suitable cases and examples for every study and biogeog process. Perfect partner to a degree course of this type.