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(Naturalist) Edward Forbes was a Manx naturalist recognized for his innovative ideas about the distribution of montane plants and animals in the ice age. His theories on species migration downslope and the links between oceanic islands and the mainland were influential to Charles Darwin. Forbes also proposed the azoic hypothesis, which inaccurately forecasted the lack of life forms below a specific sea depth. His research significantly advanced the understanding of biogeography and marine life, shaping the field of natural history.
