biogeography
noun
bio·ge·og·ra·phy
ˌbī-ō-jē-ˈä-grə-fē 
: a science that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
biogeographic
adjective
or biogeographical
biogeographic distribution of organisms
biogeographical ranges
Examples of biogeography in a Sentence
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Aside from the hits, Santore’s long-form videos offer a panoramic botanical and geological breakdown of a location, explaining au courant topics like plant speciation and biogeography, alongside profane rants about climate change and the state of things in general.
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Jesse Will, Outside Online, 15 Mar. 2022
The biogeography of Australia is well known.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2010
This rediscovery after three decades has helped scientists better understand fairy lanterns and their evolution and biogeography as a whole.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
But such studies can be hard to publish in prominent journals, which favor studies of ecology, biogeography, or conservation.
—Byemiliano Rodríguez Mega, science.org, 8 Feb. 2023
By weighing all the factors, positive and negative, island biogeography was able to model the probability and frequency of extinctions.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
Modern biogeography---the study of the distribution of species---still relies heavily on the above map, despite the fact that it was drawn by the field's founder, Alfred Russel Wallace, in 1876.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2012
Crutsinger also says drones can be useful for studying biogeography, or the distribution of species.
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
Jesse Will, Outside Online, 15 Mar. 2022
The biogeography of Australia is well known.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2010
This rediscovery after three decades has helped scientists better understand fairy lanterns and their evolution and biogeography as a whole.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
But such studies can be hard to publish in prominent journals, which favor studies of ecology, biogeography, or conservation.
—Byemiliano Rodríguez Mega, science.org, 8 Feb. 2023
By weighing all the factors, positive and negative, island biogeography was able to model the probability and frequency of extinctions.
—Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2014
Transoceanic species dispersal and implications for marine biogeography.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
Modern biogeography---the study of the distribution of species---still relies heavily on the above map, despite the fact that it was drawn by the field's founder, Alfred Russel Wallace, in 1876.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2012
Crutsinger also says drones can be useful for studying biogeography, or the distribution of species.
—Lauren Sigfusson, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2017
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biogeography
noun
bio·ge·og·ra·phy
-jē-ˈäg-rə-fē
plural biogeographies
: a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals and plants
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