An Introduction to Historical Plant GeographyHistorical plant geography-scope, relation to allied sciences, methods of investigation. History of the science. Areas, their centers and boundaries. The origin of areas. Types of areas. Parallelism in the geographical distribution of plants and animals and correlation between the distribution of parasites and that of their plant hosts. Artificial factors in the geographical distribution of plants. Natural factors in the geographical distribution of plants. The migrations of species and floras and their causes. Historical causes for the present structure of areas and the composition of floras. Concept of floral elements. |
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adapted Africa Age and Area Åland Islands ALPHONSE DE CANDOLLE Alps ancient arctic area of distribution areas of species arise Atlantic Australia basis botanical boundaries CANDOLLE center of origin character chromosome number climatic changes climatic conditions conclusions constitute continental drift continents Cretaceous discontinuous areas distribution of plants earth ecological conditions edaphic elements ENGLER entire established Europe example existence extensive fact factors fruits genera genus geographical distribution geological periods given flora globe growing habitat conditions hemisphere historical plant geography humid Ice Age initial form initial species investigations islands isolated latter limits Mediterranean Mediterranean Basin migration mountain natural North America northern number of species occupied occurred oceanic origin of species paleobotanic Pflanzen Pflanzengeographie polyploid present distribution present-day problems regards region relic species result rôle Russian rust fungi seeds separate soils South southern taxonomic unit territory Tertiary period tropical vegetation vicarious species xerophytic