Background
Briggs, John Carmon was born on April 9, 1920 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Revoe Carlisle and Jessie May (Carmon) Briggs.
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One needs to look at only a small portion of the enormous literature on plate tectonics published in the last 15 years to realize that there are many differences between the various reconstructions that have been presented. It becomes obvious that, although there is a general agreement about the presence of an assembly of continents (a Pangaea) in the early Mesozoic, there is considerable disagreement among earth scientists as to the configurement of the assembly and the manner and timing of the subsequent dispersal. While the revolution in geophysics was taking place, systematic work in paleontology and neontology was being carried out. This book is an attempt to incorporate the biological evidence into the theory of plate tectonics. The author traces the changing relationships among the various biogeographic regions and demonstrates how such changes may often be correlated with the gradual geographic alteration of the earth's surface. He analyses recent information about the distribution of widespread groups of terrestrial and freshwater vertebrates, invertebrates and plants, and discusses the biogeographical effects of the movement of oceanic plates. It is particularly important to obtain dependable information about certain critical times in the history of continental relationships. We need to know when the terrestrial parts of the earth were broken apart and when they were joined together. The present investigation makes it clear that we cannot depend entirely on evidence from plate tectonics nor will purely biological evidence suffice. This book thus provides much of interest to systematists working on contemporary groups of plants and animals, paleontologists, evolutionary biologists, and professors teaching courses in biogeography.
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This book significantly expands the coverage of this subject given by its predecessor Biogeography and Plate Tectonics (1987). Global Biogeography traces global changes in geography and biology from the Precambrian to the Recent (with worldwide coverage in chronological order); examines the evolutionary effects of the major extinctions, and discusses contemporary biogeographic regions within the context of their historic origins. It is now apparent that the biotas of the various biogeographical regions have had, and still maintain, a dynamic relationship with one another; much more than was previously thought. This is shown to be true for all three of the earth's primary habitats; marine, terrestrial and freshwater (as is clearly demonstrated in this volume). The book is splendidly illustrated with 122 text figures, an extensive bibliography, index, together with a set of biogeographic maps illustrating continental and terrain outlines from the mid-Cambrian to the Recent. University students (both advanced undergraduate and graduate level) will find it an excellent text book. For professionals in Biogeography this is a convenient reference work.
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consultant evolutionary biologist
Briggs, John Carmon was born on April 9, 1920 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Revoe Carlisle and Jessie May (Carmon) Briggs.
Master of Arts, Stanford University, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1952.
Biologist California Division Fish and Game, Arcata, 1950-1951. Research associate National History Museum, Stanford (California) University, 1952-1954. Assistant professor biology University Florida, Gainesville, 1954-1958.
Assistant professor zoology University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1958-1961. Research scientist Marine Science Institute, University Texas, Port Aransas, 1961-1964. Professor marine science University South Florida, St. Petersburg, 1964-1990, professor emeritus, since 1990.
Research associate Natural History Museum University Georgia, Athens, since 1991.
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Trustee Florida Defenders Environmental, Gainesville, 1965-1990, Gulf Oceanographic Charitable Trust, St. Petersburg, 1970-1990. Member Florida Marine Fisheries Commission, Tallahassee, 1983-1985. Second lieutenant United States Army Air Force, 1943-1945.
Fellow American Institute Fishery Research Biologists. Member American Institute Biological Sciences, Society for Study Evolution (council 1969-1973), American Society Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (vice president 1969-1973), Sigma Xi (president University Southern Florida chapter 1975).
Married Maria J. Sigall, June 10, 1948 (divorced February 1954). Children: Linda, David, Daniel, Carleton. Married Terry L. Beecher, November 19, 1954 (divorced January 1971).
Children: Douglas, Katherine, Samuel, Elizabeth, Margaret. Married Eila Aulikki Hanni, March 9, 1973.