Lomolino (environmental science and forestry, State U. of New York-Syracuse), Brett R. Riddlge (U. of Nevada-Las Vegas), Robert J. Whittacker (U. of Oxford), and James H. Brown (U. of New Mexico) update their introductory textbook to the geography of nature. After a general introduction to biogeography, they cover its geographical and ecological foundations, fundamental biogeographic processes and earth history, the evolutionary history of lineages and biotas, ecological biogeography, and conservation and the frontiers of biogeography. Earlier editions were published in 1983, 1998 and 2003. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)