Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
Maule province; 4, Valdivian Forest province; 5, Magellanic Forest province; 6, Ma-
gellanic Moorland province; 7, Falkland Islands province.
1. Do you think biogeographic regionalizations are useful? If so, why?
2. What are the implications of the recognition of transition zones for biogeo-
graphic regionalizations? Discuss the relevance of transition zones for
panbiogeographic and cladistic biogeographic analyses.
3. Carefully read the following article:
Craw, R. C. and R. Page. 1988. Panbiogeography: Method and meta-
phor in the new biogeography. In
Evolutionary processes and
metaphors,
ed. M.-W. Ho and S. W. Fox, 163-189. Chichester: Wi-
ley.
a. Identify the main arguments related to biogeographic regionaliza-
tions.
b. Contrast them with your personal opinion.
