biogeography
study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time
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Summary
biogeography is a branch of geography[1]. biogeography ranks in the top 5% of branch of geography entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,797 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3], branch of biology[4]
- Subclass of: biology[5], physical geography[6]
- Part of: Biogeography and phylogeography[7]
- Commons category: Biogeography[8]
- Has part(s): phytogeography[9], zoogeography[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Biogeography[11]
- Product or material produced: biogeographical map[12]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Biogeography[16]
- Uses: geographic information system[17]
- Union of: list of values as qualifiers[18]
- Practiced by: biogeographer[19]
- Significant person: Carl Linnaeus[20], Alexander von Humboldt[21], Francisco José de Caldas[22], Hewett Watson[23], Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle[24], Alfred Russel Wallace[25], Philip Sclater[26]
Why It Matters
biogeography has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] biogeography is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]