Biogeography Flashcards
1
Q
What is biogeography?
A
It attempts to explain why species are distributed as they are, and why the diversity and taxonomic composition of biota vary from one region to another.
2
Q
What does biogeography allow to understand?
A
- Community or species nice space
- Community or species response to habitat loss or environmental change
3
Q
What is everything is everywhere?
A
Homogenized communities, because microbes :
- Are small and easily transported
- Have the ability to form resistant physiological stage that allows them to survive in hostile environments
- Rapid growth rates, high taxon abundances, rapid evolutionary adaptation
