Basic biogeography: estimating biodiversity and mapping nature

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction
  • Three knowledge shortfalls
  • The fundamental taxonomic units of conservation biogeography
  • Spatial distributions: from genes to biogeographical regions
  • Mapping function
  • Natural units in the marine realm

Riddle, B.R., Ladle R.J., Lourie S.A. & R.J. Whittaker (2011). Basic Biogeography: Estimating Biodiversity and Mapping Nature, in Conservation Biogeography (eds R.J. Ladle and R. J. Whittaker), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. pp 47-92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781444390001.ch4