physical environment (abiotic factors)

20 Pages·2008·4.42 MB·English

by  Jeff Hicke

historical context (all)
biotic factors
physical environment
(abiotic factors)
Lomolino et al., 2006
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Importance of Theory of Continental Drift to Biogeography
“No contribution to biogeography has had more of an impact than the theory
of continental drift.”
“Plate tectonics, perhaps more than any other phenomenon, has had
profound effects on the biogeographic patterns of both terrestrial and marine
biotas.”
Lomolino et al., 2006, “Biogeography”
“…these changes [geography of continents] explain many aspects of the
modern distributions of species.”
“Biogeographers recognize that the modern distributions of life reflects both
present-day environmental conditions and the past history of the planet.”
MacDonald, 2003, “Biogeography”
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Rock Cycle
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1a.html
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Stratigraphy
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1b.html
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Evolution of Life
"Life in the Universe", Steven Weinberg, Scientific American, Oct. 1994
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1b.html
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Geologic Time Scale
you are here
Carboniferous
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Major Extinctions in Earth’s History
Wilson, 1992; Steffen et al., 2005
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Evidence for shifting continents: Cartographic
rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect2/Sect2_1b.html
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Evidence for shifting continents: Geologic mapping
Glacier location and movement in the past
Lomolino et al., 2006
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Evidence for shifting continents: Geologic mapping
Locations of rock formations
Lomolino et al., 2006
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