biogeography
noun
bio·ge·og·ra·phy
ˌbī-ō-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 
: a science that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
biogeographic
adjective
or biogeographical
biogeographic distribution of organisms
biogeographical ranges
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As for the second tenet of island biogeography, the researchers didn’t find a straightforward relationship between language diversity and remoteness.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The Pleistocene’s serial ice ages remade entire landscapes, created continental shifts in biogeography, dramatically changed sea level and spawned serial extinctions.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Aside from the hits, Santore’s long-form videos offer a panoramic botanical and geological breakdown of a location, explaining au courant topics like plant speciation and biogeography, alongside profane rants about climate change and the state of things in general.
—Jesse Will, Outside Online, 15 Mar. 2022
The biogeography of Australia is well known.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2010
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
The Pleistocene’s serial ice ages remade entire landscapes, created continental shifts in biogeography, dramatically changed sea level and spawned serial extinctions.
—Stephen Pyne, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Aside from the hits, Santore’s long-form videos offer a panoramic botanical and geological breakdown of a location, explaining au courant topics like plant speciation and biogeography, alongside profane rants about climate change and the state of things in general.
—Jesse Will, Outside Online, 15 Mar. 2022
The biogeography of Australia is well known.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2010
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“Biogeography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biogeography. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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biogeography
noun
bio·ge·og·ra·phy
-jē-ˈäg-rə-fē
plural biogeographies
: a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
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