Project Gutenberg 2010-04-17 Public domain in the USA. 111 Wallace, Alfred Russel 1823 1913 Wallace, A. R. (Alfred Russel) Wallace, Russell Wallace, Alfred R. Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras Produced by StevenGibbs, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work explores the intricate relationship between islands and their unique ecosystems, delving into the phenomena that govern the distribution and development of plant and animal life in insular environments. Wallace aims to understand the contrasts in fauna and flora across different islands, providing insights into ecological and evolutionary principles. The opening of the book introduces readers to the striking contrasts in animal distribution between various geographical regions, using specific examples like the similarities between British and Japanese wildlife compared to the differences between Australia and New Zealand. Wallace emphasizes that proximity does not dictate similarity in species, as evidenced by closely located islands in the Malay Archipelago having vastly different faunas. He sets the stage for discussing the complexity surrounding the biological distribution of organisms, outlining the scope of the work, which will include studies on the evolutionary past, geological changes, climate impacts, and species dispersal methods. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32021/32021-h/images/frontispiece.jpg en Glacial epoch Island ecology Biogeography QH Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1769965 1770009 2024-09-13T12:44:30.860918 2023-09-14T06:53:25.057256 text/html text/html 1767697 2010-04-17T06:23:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3132662 2010-04-17T06:23:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3267099 2024-09-13T12:45:14.611696 application/epub+zip 3273419 2024-09-13T12:44:42.435891 application/epub+zip 623368 2024-09-13T12:44:33.943896 application/epub+zip 17070396 2024-09-13T12:45:31.600641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 17019257 2024-09-13T12:45:04.964765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1202754 2022-09-14T16:00:48.814034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097345 1097248 2024-09-13T12:44:26.505974 2023-09-14T06:53:20.862204 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1095984 2010-04-17T06:23:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 380530 2010-04-17T06:23:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1097096 2010-04-17T06:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 380331 2010-04-17T06:23:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20723 2024-09-13T12:45:31.829656 application/rdf+xml 25789 2024-09-13T12:44:34.505911 image/jpeg 4896 2024-09-13T12:44:34.230933 image/jpeg 3224234 2024-09-13T12:44:31.050022 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia