The Refugial Hypothesis in Amazonia: An Analysis from the   Perspective of Physical and Cultural Geography
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The "refugial hypothesis" explains the diversity of plant and              animal species in the Amazon rain forest by suggesting that forested            areas broke up into patches separated by savannas during the                    Quaternary geological period, and that speciation occurred in the               resulting isolated environments.  Validation of the hypothesis has              been sought in a number of disciplines, including geology,                      geomorphology, climatology, palynology, and linguistic studies.                      Professor Sternberg will conduct a critical analysis of relevant           literature from the standpoint of biogeography to determine which               facets of the refugial hypothesis are supported by accumulated                  evidence and which must be questioned as unsupported or inaccurate              interpretations. Inasmuch as the refugial hypothesis was an important           consideration in the selection of conservation regions in Amazonia,             his work will be of major practical and policy interest in addition             to being theoretically meaningful.
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