300412 VO Plant Biogeography (2020W)

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Details

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Gerald Schneeweiss

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Monday 05.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Wednesday 07.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Monday 12.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Wednesday 14.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Monday 19.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Wednesday 21.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Wednesday 04.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Monday 09.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Wednesday 11.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Biogeography addresses the question, how and why biological diversity varies in space and time. This lecture will cover the following topics: (i) environmental setting and basic biogeographic principles, Earth history and fundamental biogeographic processes (including dispersal, immigration, speciation, extinction, changing Earth); (ii) evolutionary history of lineages and biotas (incl. reconstructing the history of lineages and of biotas); (iii) ecological biogeography (island biogeography, areography, ecogeographic rules, diversity gradients); (iv) distribution patterns, Pleistocene biogeography (with focus on the Alps)

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (100%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum requirement for positive credit: >50% of the points (i.e., at least 10.5 points of 20).

Credit key:
0–10 points: failed (grade 5)
10.5–12.5 points:sufficient (grade 4)
13–15 points: sufficient (grade 3)
15.5–17.5 points: good (grade 2)
18–20 points: excellent (grade 1)

Examination topics

Course material available from the e-learning platform (Moodle)

Reading list

Lomolino M et al., 2017: Biogeography 5th ed. Sinauer

Association in the course directory

MBO 1, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04,

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:23