Biotectonics of Neotropical Transition Zones

This book offers an up-to-date review and synthesis of the role of tectonics in Neotropical bioregionalisation, in particular transition zones. The main questions are "What are transition zones?", "How would we identify them?" and, "What are the tectonic drivers of transition zones?" These questions are pertinent as they may reveal a new transition zone within the Caribbean (Antillean sub-region), and provides an up-to-date account of the biotectonics of the Caribbean. In addition, the book contains a detailed tectonic summary of the development of the Andes and the bioregionalisation of the South American Transition Zone.

Provides a comprehensive review of the biogeography and tectonics of the Neotropical region Includes two in-depth biogeographic analyses of the Caribbean and South American transition zones Reviews the history and practice of identifying transition zones

Autorentext

Dr. Lize Hermógenes de Mendonça completed her PhD studies in Biogeography in 2024 at University of New South Wales, Australia. She has also published in peer reviewed journals in the fields of biochemistry and biogeography. Dr. Hermógenes de Mendonça is a biologist and has years of experience in teaching and in insect biochemistry research. She holds a Masters degree in Biochemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has a wide range of interests spanning research, education, environmental and biological sciences.

Dr. Bernard Michaux is a biogeographer who has published TEWKESBURY WALKS in 2014 and BIOTECTONICS (with Dr. Ebach) in 2020 both with Springer, and BIOGEOLOGY with CRC press in 2019.

Dr Malte C. Ebach FRSN FGSAust is a biogeographer who has published, REINVENTION OF AUSTRALASIAN BIOGEOGRAPHY with CSIRO Publishing in 2017, ORIGINS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY in 2015 and BIOTECTONICS (with Dr. Michaux) in 2020, both with Springer.

Inhalt

A History of Transition Zones in Biogeographical Classification.- Impact Tectonics and Transition Zones: The Caribbean.- The South American Transition Zone.- Synthesis.