Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland's 1807 study of how climate, altitude and soil determine the distribution of plant life, illustrated by Humboldt's cross section of the volcano Chimborazo; the founding work of plant geography and biogeography.
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AuthorAlexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland
PublisherF.G. Cotta, Tubingen
Publication Year1807
Source Typebook
Reliability Tier1
The primary published text that founded biogeography as a science, the field's own foundational source. Sources
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