Zoogeography

Zoogeography is a branch of biogeography that studies the geographic distribution of animals on Earth. The main objectives of zoogeography are:

1. Study of the habitats of individual species and their complexes.

2. Identification of patterns of distribution of animals in space and time.

3. Analysis of the causes of the modern distribution of animals.

4. Reconstruction of historical changes in fauna.

5. Regionalization of land and the World Ocean based on the distribution of animals.

The founder of zoogeography is considered to be the German zoologist and traveler Alfred Roussel Wallace. In 1857, he published the work “On the Law Governing the Distribution of Organic Creatures over the Earth’s Surface,” in which he first formulated the basic patterns of the geographical distribution of animals.

Modern zoogeography is based on data from zoology, paleontology, ecology, genetics and other sciences. It is closely related to physical geography, climatology, and oceanology. Zoogeographical research is of great practical importance for nature conservation and rational use of the animal world.

Zoogeography is a science that studies the distribution of animals in space and time. It is an integral part of physical geography and includes knowledge about the species composition of animals, their distribution, spatial distribution and relationships. Zoogeographical studies help to understand the ecology of animals and the principles of their distribution in nature.

Zoogeography is based on a number of principles. One of the main ones is the binary principle, which states that any