Biogeographic Breaks in Vanuatu, a Nascent Oceanic Archipelago.

dc.contributor.author Hamilton, Alison M. en_US
dc.contributor.author Klein, Elaine R. en_US
dc.contributor.author Austin, Christopher C. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-07-03T21:34:21Z
dc.date.available 2012-07-03T21:34:21Z
dc.date.issued 2010-04 en_US
dc.description v. ill. 23 cm. en_US
dc.description Quarterly en_US
dc.description.abstract The study of distinct biogeographic demarcations has played a pivotal role in our understanding processes responsible for patterns of species distributions and, importantly, the role of geologic processes in promoting biotic diversification. Biogeographic barriers such as Wallace’s line have been shown to be the result of old geologic processes shaping ancient faunal or floral diversification events. Based on distributions of birds, bats, reptiles, plants, and invertebrates we identify a distinct biogeographic disjunction in Vanuatu, a geologically nascent oceanic archipelago. We discuss mechanisms contributing to this concordant pattern across these disparate taxonomic groups in light of geologic history, ocean currents, vegetation, soil, and bioclimatic data, and propose the name Cheesman’s line to indicate the faunal and floral discontinuity between the northern and southern islands of Vanuatu. en_US
dc.format.extent 12 p. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Hamilton AM, Klein ER, Austin CC. Biogeographic Breaks in Vanuatu, a Nascent Oceanic Archipelago. Pac Sci 64(2): 149-160. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0030-8870 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/23098
dc.language.iso en-US en_US
dc.publisher Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries vol. 64, no. 2 en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Natural history--Periodicals. en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Science--Periodicals en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Natural history--Pacific Area--Periodicals. en_US
dc.title Biogeographic Breaks in Vanuatu, a Nascent Oceanic Archipelago. en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.type.dcmi Text en_US
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