BiologyBase
Base Museum Life Sciences Dept
Southeast Asia
Mostly tropical, the area is still one of the most unknown, biologically, in the world. It is also one of the areas of oldest civilization. The coasts are subject to flooding in monsoon (the western pacific equivelant of a hurricane). The Malay Penninsula in particular is important biologically, and it holds many species in common with the islands north of Wallace's line (about halfway between the Malay Penninsula and
Australia).
Support our site! Please visit Ecology
Designs for gifts and books.
Original content copyright 1995-2007 Robert B. Hole, Jr. All Rights Reserved