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Dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
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biogeography
Word definitions for biogeography in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The study of the geographical distribution of living things 2 The geographical distribution of a particular living thing
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through (geological) time . Organisms and biological communities often vary in a regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude , elevation , isolation ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also bio-geography , 1892, from bio- + geography . Related: Biogeographical .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dealing with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Biogeography \Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. geography.] The branch of biology which deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants. It includes both zo["o]geography and phytogeography. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic , a. -- Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly ...
Usage examples of biogeography.
Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, where he pursues a vigorous research program in the biogeography of southern hemisphere dinosaurs.
Your records state that you are a leading authority on physical geography and biogeography, not to mention your experience in a wide array of areas--atmospheric sciences, chemistry, oceanography, physics, botany, and microbiology.