biogeographically
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9.8
- adverb
- /ˌbaɪoʊdʒɪəˈɡræfɪkli/
- Specialized
- Understanding biogeographically defined areas can help in the conservation of endangered species.
Examples
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The researchers studied how species are distributed biogeographically across different continents.
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The successful interchange of insects between these two areas is not surprising because they are biogeographically similar (Graham 1993, Rohrig and Ulrich 1991).
Academic text (1996) -
While the surface microbial communities appear to be dominated by environmental selection, the deep ocean communities are more constrained by historical events and connected through oceanic circulation, providing evidence for biogeographically defined communities in the global ocean.
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From a biodiversity perspective, it is not simply that coastal and shelf waters have greater species numbers and higher productivity, but also that they are biogeographically distinct from the adjacent high seas and deep benthic environments (Ekman 1953, Hedgpeth.
Academic text (2007) -
In ecology, plants and animals are often categorized biogeographically based on their habitat locations.
Synonyms
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3.7
In terms of location or physical features of a place
How Wide
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- Specialized
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4.0
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
biogeographically = biogeographical (transparent) = biogeography + ical + ly
Formed by standard derivation: biogeography -> biogeographical (‑ical) -> biogeographically (‑ly), so the immediate adjectival base plus adverbial suffixation is clear.
Etymology
The word biogeographically comes from the roots bio- 'life', geo- 'earth', and -graphy 'describing', as in biology and geography, so it means 'describing where living things are found on Earth'.