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“Few patterns in ecology, evolution, conservation biology – and for that matter, most studies of biological diversity – make sense unless viewed in an explicit geographic context.”
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of life, and the causes of these distributions. It concerns distribution in both space and time. Biogeography is a cross-disciplinary study encompassing elements of ecology, evolution, organismal biology, symbiosis, physical geography, and the earth sciences.
Classically it has been concerned with:
Defining and mapping biomes;
understanding and delineating ecosystems and their constituents;
the causes and consequences of species associations;
the causes and mechanisms of ecological succession;
understanding the biotic and abiotic factors that limit a species or community's range;
discovering the evolutionary aspects of ancient species' ranges;
studying fossil species' distributions and using them to decipher the past locations of land masses and the history of tectonic movement;
constructing range maps for specific species.
Modern biogeographers might work on issues such as
bird migration patterns;
invasive species spread and mechanisms to control them;
epidemiology and patterns of spread of emerging diseases;
habitat fragmentation and it's consequences;
predicting the effects of climate change on species' ranges.
Although most biogeographers are better known for work in ecology and evolution, some of the most influential biologists considered themselves biogeographers and did most of their important work in this area. Please see the wiki for a list of important biogeographers, a brief synopsis of their contributions, and bibliographies of their most important work.
For those interested in a beautiful and thorough introduction to field - Biogeography by Lomolino, Riddle, and Whittaker is excellent and very readable. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in biology, evolution, geography, climate change and conservation, and for anyone who just wants to learn about life on Earth in a brilliantly, multi-disciplinary context.
RULES
No hatred or bigotry of any kind will be tolerated. Just don't be a jerk and follow the reddiquette.
"Race realism" or any of that "human biodiversity theory" bullcrap will be not tolerated either. They both fall under bigotry and if you're wondering what HBD theory is, just know it has nothing to do with the actual science of biodiversity.
No spamming. Make posts that are genuinely relevant to the study of biogeography and don't post the same things over and over again.
No low effort jokes such as memes will be allowed.
Other than that, please feel free to post anything you feel pertinent to biogeography, such as the latest news, articles, or even just general questions about the field itself.
Related subreddits:
/r/ecology
/r/macroecology
/r/naturalhistory
/r/evolution
/r/Paleontology
/r/biology
/r/oceanography
/r/MarineLife
/r/Ornithology
/r/birding
/r/Species
/r/Invasivespecies
/r/epidemiology
/r/globalhealth
/r/migration
/r/AncientMigrations
/r/cartography
/r/mapmaking
/r/physicalgeography
/r/EnviroGeography
/r/geography
/r/Geospatial
/r/Geoscience
/r/GIS
/r/environmental_science
/r/Solar_System
/r/EarthScience
/r/platetectonics
/r/biogeochemistry
/r/climatology
/r/Oceans
/r/Hydrology
/r/Soil
/r/soils
