biogeographic
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- adjective
- /ˌbaɪoʊdʒiəˈɡræfɪk/
- Specialized
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biogeográfico
- The study focused on the biogeographic distribution of species across different continents.
- biogeographic region
- biogeographic realm
- biogeographic unit
Examples
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Current strategies: Spatial boundaries are defined as large marine ecosystems on the basis of hydrographic, bathymetric, and biogeographic criteria.
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Three caveats are appropriate for all biogeographic mapping approaches.
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Where it was possible to discern the biogeographic elements from the political, these systems were still used to inform the process.
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A number of systems we reviewed were broadly biogeographic, but with some adjustments to fit political boundaries.
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Such criteria should be easily and consistently applied across all biogeographic regions and taxonomic groups.
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Consequently, the use of biogeographic data in a global classification is inevitably a process of accommodation and pragmatism.
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Superimposed on this basic phylogenetic map, several other biogeographic patterns are evident.
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One value of biogeographic classifications is their use in uncovering inequities and dramatic gaps in conservation coverage.
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In summary, a phylogenetic and biogeographic perspective considerably refines our understanding of Ficus alpha-diversity.
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The ecoregions are categorized within 14 biomes and eight biogeographic realms to facilitate representation analyses.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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The study of where plants and animals live and why
Surface Forms
Morphology
biogeographic = geographic (transparent) = bio + geo + graph + ic
The word is transparently formed by adding bio- to geographic, and the scientific meaning follows directly from the base word.
Etymology
The word biogeographic joins bio- ('life') and geo- ('earth') with -graphic ('to write or describe'), the same pieces you see in biology and geography. So, biogeographic is about describing where living things are found across the Earth.