Biotectonics Tectonics as the Driver of Bioregionalisation
Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, or tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land. In both cases plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of
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Malte C. Ebach Bernard Michaux
Biotectonics Tectonics as the Driver of Bioregionalisation
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Malte C. Ebach • Bernard Michaux
Biotectonics Tectonics as the Driver of Bioregionalisation
Malte C. Ebach University of New South Wales Kensington, NSW, Australia
Bernard Michaux Kaukapakapa, New Zealand
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Prologue
What This Book Is About Tectonic plates are constantly moving, either crashing into one another creating a mosaic of mountains and shallow seas, tearing apart and isolating large swathes of land, or sliding past each other translating areas laterally. In each case, plate tectonics separates populations leading to the evolution of n
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