The SAGE Handbook of Biogeography
- Andrew Millington - Flinders University, Australia
- Mark Blumler - State University of New York, Binghamton, USA
- Udo Schickhoff - University of Hamburg, Germany
- consider the main areas of biogeography researched by geographers
- detail a global perspective by incorporating the work of different schools of biogeographers
- explore the divergent evolution of biogeography as a discipline and consider how this diversity can be harnessed
- examine the interdisciplinary debates that biogeographers are, and are not, contributing to within Geography and within the biological sciences
This is a valuable addition to the field of Biogeography. The authors investigate Biogeography using a strictly geographical perspective that provides an insightful viewpoint into where Biogeography is focused and uniquely suited in the larger discipline of Geography
Professor Barbara A. Holzman
Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies, San Francisco State University
A superb resource for understanding the diversity of the modern discipline of biogeography, and its history and future, especially within geography departments. I expect to refer to it often
Professor Sally Horn
Department of Geography, University of Tennessee
As you browse through this fine book you will be struck by the diverse topics that biogeographers investigate and the many research methods they use....Biogeography is interdisciplinary, and a commonly-voiced concern is that one biogeographer may not readily understand another's research findings. A handbook like this is important for synthesising, situating, explaining and evaluating a large literature, and pointing the reader to informative publications
Geographical Research
I think it is a valuable contribution in both a research and teaching context. How it is used will depend on the lineage of biogeography from which you have emerged. If you are biologically trained, then it provides an extensive look into the geographical tradition of biogeography, covering some topics that may be less familiar to those with an evolution/ecology background. Alternatively, if you are a geography student, researcher, or lecturer, it will provide a useful reference and will be invaluable to the non-biogeographer who suddenly has the teaching of an introductory biogeography course thrust upon them.
Adam C. Algar
Frontiers of Biogeography