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ˌbiogeˈography
[bio-.]
The science of the geographical distribution of living things, animal and vegetable. Hence biogeˈographer, one versed in biogeography; biogeoˈgraphic, -ical adjs.
1895C. H. T. Townsend in Geogr. Jrnl. (1896) VII. 333 (title) On the bio-geography of Mexico, Texas..and Arizona, with special reference to the limits of the life areas, and a provisional synopsis of the bio-geographic divisions of America. 1899H. R. Mill Internat. Geogr. 4 Living things possess the world, and the purpose of Biogeography is to trace out the reasons why particular species occupy the regions where they are now found. 1909Webster, Biogeographic. 1910H. R. Mill Guide Geogr. Bks. 110 This is also the aspect of biogeography usually dealt with in ordinary text-books. 1922L. R. Dice in Science LV. 335/2 Biogeographers have long made use of floral and faunal areas for the classification of distribution. 1928Funk's Stand. Dict., Biogeographical. 1958New Scientist 10 Apr. 12/2 The southern Pacific area presents several fascinating biogeographical problems. One..is the affinity between the flora and fauna of South America and that of Australasia. 1961Ibid. 15 June 636/3 The biogeographer's task is to explain how this contact [between plants and animals] was achieved, and how it gave rise to the present pattern of distribution. |