Abstract
Dispersal is a process common to all organisms, and it is highly variable in details among organisms and across space and time. At large spatial or temporal scales, this process has broad implications for biogeography through both long- and short-distance dispersal events. The study of the relationships between dispersal and the geographic distribution of organisms, advanced by various methodological approaches, is critical to our understanding of forces affecting the world's biodiversity.
Original language | American English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Biodiversity |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 539-561 |
Number of pages | 23 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123847195 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123847201 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Biogeography
- Biological invasions
- Colonization
- Diffusion
- Dispersal
- Dispersal kernel
- Gene flow
- Geographical distribution
- Global climatic changes
- Long-distance dispersal
- Migration
- Movement ecology
- Phylogeography
- Population spread
- Range expansion