Articles related to "Biogeography"

Life is not spread uniformly across the continents and islands of this planet. Is evolution responsible?

In an increasingly specialised world, biogeography is the natural result of the need to study the effects geography has on a biology and biodiversity.

Island biogeography is one of the most important concepts in ecology and evolution. It describes how different habitats vary in population number and diversity.

Humans have had a large impact on the earth's ecosystems. Ecological restoration helps restore ecosystems. An understanding of local geography is key to good restoration.

A newly discovered alvarezsaur from near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada provides insight into dinosaur evolution and biogeography.

A new study in UK has come up with details of alarming implications of global warming on bird migration.It calls for immediate ameliorative measures.

In times of climate change and ecosystem movement, what attributes can help species and ecosystems survive?

In this new edition of his well-loved reference, Alex Floyd has provided descriptions and illustrations of 403 Australian rainforest tree species.

Homologous traits reveal a common ancestor but analogous traits point to convergent evolution. The challenge for evolutionary biologists is to determine the difference.

Artemisia vulgaris, also known as mugwort, common wormwood, and moxa, is drunk in a tea to enhance dreams, and burned as a purifying incense.

European Starlings are highly adaptable birds of Eurasia that have been introduced in many countries - nowhere more successfully and regrettably than in North America.

To hold a fossil is to touch life from the far distant past. What do bits and pieces of ancient bone and shell reveal about the types and diversity of ancient life?

Ecosystems exist in large part due to the climate that occurs in a particular place on the planet. As the climate changes, how could ecosystems move and change?

Buried deep in the genome of every species are molecular clues to the origin and evolution of that species.

An Australian plant researcher finds that climbing plants and bathwater don't obey the Coriolis effect, and twist anticlockwise even north of the Equator.

Discovery Channel's program, Deadliest Catch, showcases commercial fishing. The real untold story behind Bering Sea fishing, however, is changing climate.

Humans have reshaped the surface of our planet. Anthropogenic biome maps are a way to understand and track human impact on earth's ecosystems.

In his essay, "Global Warming: The Trials of an Unsettled Science," David Solway tackles the issue, employing a poet's incisive intelligence and wordsmith craftsmanship.

The field of animal systematics (or taxonomy) devises schemes for grouping (classification) and naming (nomenclature) animals.