"Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras" by Alfred Russel Wallace is a study about island ecosystems, written to help people understand how plants and animals grew and spread in these areas. The book looks at why some islands have certain plants and animals, while others nearby have totally different ones, even though you might think they'd be similar. Wallace kicks things off by pointing out how weird it is that places like Britain and Japan have similar animals, but Australia and New Zealand are totally different, even though they are in similar regions. The author then says that they'll talk about some topics, including the past, geology, climate change, and how species travel to different places.
Island Life; Or, The Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras
By Alfred Russel Wallace
Discover the strange secrets of island life, where nearby places can have totally different creatures and plants.
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About the AuthorAlfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist, biologist and illustrator. He independently conceived the theory of evolution through natural selection; his 1858 paper on the subject was published that year alongside extracts from Charles Darwin's earlier writings on the topic. It spurred Darwin to set aside the "big species book" he was drafting and quickly write an abstract of it, which was published in 1859 as On the Origin of Species.
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