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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2012
      May 2011
      ISBN:
      9780511974878
      9780521766708
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974878
      Dimensions:
      (246 x 189 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.96kg, 384 Pages
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      • Subjects:
      Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Conservation, Zoology
      Series:
      Systematics Association Special Volume Series (79)
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    Subjects:
    Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Conservation, Zoology
    Series:
    Systematics Association Special Volume Series (79)
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    Bringing together the viewpoints of leading experts in taxonomy, ecology and biogeography of different taxa, this book synthesises discussion surrounding the so-called 'everything is everywhere' hypothesis. It addresses the processes that generate spatial patterns of diversity and biogeography in organisms that can potentially be cosmopolitan. The contributors discuss questions such as: are microorganisms (e.g. prokaryotes, protists, algae, yeast and microscopic fungi, plants and animals) really cosmopolitan in their distribution? What are the biological properties that allow such potential distribution? Are there processes that would limit their distribution? Are microorganisms intrinsically different from macroscopic ones? What can microorganisms tell us about the generalities of biogeography? Can they be used for experimental biogeography? Written for graduate students and academic researchers, the book promotes a more complete understanding of the spatial patterns and the general processes in biogeography.

    Reviews

    'This book is a reservoir of ideas on the biogeography of microorganisms and their potentials and limits compared to macroorganisms. It aids in understanding the spatial patterns and the general processes in biogeography. The writers’ passions are obvious and the book is of great interest for anyone interested [in] the topic.'

    Télesphore Sime-Ngando Source: L&O Bulletin

    '… thorough and readable … helps to move the field beyond the EiE discussion to the many outstanding and varied questions about the distribution of microbial diversity.'

    Source: Frontiers of Biogeography

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