Lydekker Line
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The Lydekker Line is a biogeographical boundary in eastern Indonesia that marks the western limit of Australasian fauna, separating it from the Asian-influenced species to the west.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lydekker Line canonical | 5 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biogeographical boundary
ⓘ
zoogeographical line ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sahul Shelf
ⓘ
continental shelf of Australia ⓘ |
| basedOn |
distribution patterns of birds
ⓘ
distribution patterns of mammals ⓘ distribution patterns of other vertebrates ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
presence of Asian-influenced species to the west
ⓘ
presence of predominantly Australasian species to the east ⓘ |
| crosses | Indonesian archipelago ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
Australian region from Oriental region in some classifications
ⓘ
fauna of Sahul Shelf islands from Sunda Shelf islands ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
island biogeography ⓘ |
| hasRole |
boundary for faunal regions
ⓘ
indicator of historical land connections ⓘ |
| historicallyProposedBy | Richard Lydekker ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Pleistocene sea-level changes
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ |
| liesEastOf |
the Wallace Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Wallace Line
|
| locatedIn | eastern Indonesia ⓘ |
| marks | western limit of Australasian fauna ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Lydekker ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
the Wallace Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Wallace Line
|
| partOf | Indomalayan–Australasian biogeographical transition zone ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Aru Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halmahera ⓘ
surface form:
Halmahera region
New Guinea ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Sunda Shelf
ⓘ
Wallacea ⓘ biogeographical boundary ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Weber Line ⓘ |
| separates |
Australasian fauna from Asian fauna
ⓘ
Sahul Shelf ⓘ
surface form:
Sahul Shelf from Wallacea
|
| usedFor | defining biogeographical regions in Southeast Asia and Australasia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
biogeography
ⓘ
conservation biology ⓘ zoogeography ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wallace Line
subject surface form:
Wallace Line