biogeographer
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- noun
- /ˌbaɪoʊdʒiˈɡræfər/
- Specialized
- Although our ecoregions are intended primarily as units for conservation action, they are built on the foundations of classical biogeography and reflect extensive collaboration with over 1,000 biogeographers, taxonomists, conservation biologists, and ecologists from around the world.
- conservation among biogeographers
Examples
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The Lesser Sundas are a chain of small islands that link the Indonesian Archipelago with the Australasian region and therefore have considerable interest for biogeographers.
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Thus, biogeographers often refer to the range expansions of faunas or individual species as migration, an example being the northward extension of ranges following the retreat of glaciers at the end of the ice ages.
Academic text (2007) -
Just as biogeographers recognize actual and habitat islands, cultural geographers study island peoples—or, just as readily, turn their attention toward ethnic enclaves that lie far from the sea.
Academic text (2001) -
The biogeographer analyzed the distribution patterns of various plant species across the island.
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During her research, the biogeographer discovered how climate change affects animal migration in different regions.
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At the conference, the biogeographer presented her findings on how geographic barriers influence species diversity.
Surface Forms
Morphology
biogeographer = biogeography (transparent) = bio + geo + graph + er
This is a regular agent-noun formation meaning 'person who studies biogeography', so the meaning is straightforward once the base word is known.
Etymology
The word biogeographer comes from the parts bio- 'life' and geo- 'earth', and the familiar word geographer meaning someone who studies places. So a biogeographer is a scientist who studies where living things live on Earth.