the Wallace Line

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biogeographical boundary zoogeographical boundary

The Wallace Line is a biogeographical boundary in Southeast Asia that marks a sharp division between Asian and Australasian species of animals.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form As subject As object
Wallace Line 48 3
Wallacea biodiversity hotspot 0 1
Wallace’s Line 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biogeographical boundary →
zoogeographical boundary →
alsoKnownAs the Wallace Line →
surface form: Wallace’s Line
basedOn distribution of birds →
distribution of mammals →
distribution of other vertebrates →
characteristic limited natural dispersal of many terrestrial species →
sharp faunal turnover →
continent Asia →
Australia →
country Timor-Leste →
surface form: East Timor

Indonesia →
Malaysia →
crosses Indonesia →
discoveredBy Alfred Russel Wallace NERFINISHED →
field biogeography →
ecology →
evolutionary biology →
hasType biogeographic demarcation line →
locatedIn Indonesian archipelago →
Malay Archipelago →
namedAfter Alfred Russel Wallace NERFINISHED →
nearbySea Flores Sea NERFINISHED →
Java Sea →
Lombok Strait →
Makassar Strait →
passesBetween Bali →
Borneo →
Lombok →
Philippines →
Celebes →
surface form: Sulawesi
region Southeast Asia →
relatedConcept Lydekker Line →
Wallacea →
Weber Line →
separates Asian fauna →
Australasian realm →
surface form: Australasian fauna

Australasian realm →
Indomalayan realm →
significance illustrates historical biogeography →
supports theory of evolution by natural selection →
timeDescribed 19th century →
underlyingCause deep ocean trenches →
long-term isolation of landmasses →
plate tectonics →
usedIn biodiversity studies →
conservation planning →
zoogeographic regionalization →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

the Wallace Line → alsoKnownAs → the Wallace Line →
subject surface form: Wallace Line
this entity surface form: Wallace’s Line
this entity surface form: Wallace Line
Malay Archipelago → crossedBy → the Wallace Line →
this entity surface form: Wallace Line
Lombok Strait → ecoregionBoundary → the Wallace Line →
this entity surface form: Wallace Line
Komodo → isPartOf → the Wallace Line →
this entity surface form: Wallacea biodiversity hotspot
Alfred Russel Wallace → notableIdea → the Wallace Line →