{"id":4605,"date":"2024-01-03T09:24:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=4605"},"modified":"2024-01-03T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T02:24:47","slug":"exploring-the-wallace-line-indonesias-mysterious-biogeographic-divide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/exploring-the-wallace-line-indonesias-mysterious-biogeographic-divide\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Wallace Line: Indonesia&#8217;s Mysterious Biogeographic Divide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: The Wallace Line in Indonesia: A Mysterious Biogeographic Divide Revealed by Alfred Russel Wallace, Showcasing Distinct Asian and Australian Fauna.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart&#8221; by PBS Eons<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QTK_bC00ilg?si=sdN74-DtKaoC1Bvu\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Invisible Biogeographic Boundary<\/strong>: The Wallace Line, an invisible line between Bali and Lombok in Indonesia, represents a sharp biogeographic boundary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distinct Wildlife on Either Side<\/strong>: To the west of the line, wildlife is typically Asian (rhinos, elephants), while to the east, it&#8217;s distinctively different (marsupials, Komodo dragons).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alfred Russel Wallace&#8217;s Discovery<\/strong>: The line was discovered by Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist and co-discoverer of natural selection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Observational Basis<\/strong>: Wallace&#8217;s observation was based on the stark difference in animal life between closely situated islands.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not Just Proximity<\/strong>: The line\u2019s placement is not solely based on island proximity but also on geological and historical factors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Role of Geology<\/strong>: Geological history, including plate tectonics, played a significant role in shaping the current distribution of species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sunda and Sahul Paleocontinents<\/strong>: The Wallace Line divides the former paleocontinents of Sunda (west) and Sahul (east).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Impact of Plate Tectonics<\/strong>: The concept of plate tectonics, accepted after Wallace&#8217;s time, explains the formation of the line and the distribution of species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wallacea Region Formation<\/strong>: The area known as Wallacea, formed due to plate tectonics, contains a mix of species from both sides of the line.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wallace&#8217;s Legacy in Biogeography<\/strong>: Wallace is recognized for his contribution to understanding the geographical distribution of species.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wallace Line in Indonesia: A Mysterious Biogeographic Divide Revealed by Alfred Russel Wallace, Showcasing Distinct Asian and Australian Fauna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4606,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science","category-44","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4605"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4608,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4605\/revisions\/4608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}