An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World
An Update of Wallace's Zoogeographic Regions of the World
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DOI：
10.1126/science.1228282
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发表时间：
2013-01-04
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影响因子：
56.9
通讯作者：
Rahbek, Carsten
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作者：
Holt, Ben G.;Lessard, Jean-Philippe;Rahbek, Carsten
现代绘制物种地理图的尝试主要集中在物种的分布上，而这些地图通常没有考虑系统发育。在这里，我们通过结合21，037种两栖动物，鸟类和哺乳动物的分布和系统发育关系的数据来生成动物地理区域的全球地图。我们确定了20个不同的动物地理区域，分为11个较大的领域。我们的文件缺乏支持以前定义的几个地区的分布数据的基础上，并表明，在脊椎动物组合的系统发育组成的空间营业额是在南半球高于在北方半球。我们进一步表明，系统发育信息的整合提供了宝贵的洞察区域之间的历史关系，允许识别世界上进化独特的地区。
Modern attempts to produce biogeographic maps focus on the distribution of species, and the maps are typically drawn without phylogenetic considerations. Here, we generate a global map of zoogeographic regions by combining data on the distributions and phylogenetic relationships of 21,037 species of amphibians, birds, and mammals. We identify 20 distinct zoogeographic regions, which are grouped into 11 larger realms. We document the lack of support for several regions previously defined based on distributional data and show that spatial turnover in the phylogenetic composition of vertebrate assemblages is higher in the Southern than in the Northern Hemisphere. We further show that the integration of phylogenetic information provides valuable insight on historical relationships among regions, permitting the identification of evolutionarily unique regions of the world.