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300412 VO Plant Biogeography (2019W)
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Language: English
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02.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG07.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG09.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG14.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG16.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG21.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG23.10.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG04.11.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OG06.11.2019, 09:00-11:00 Uhr Ort: Meeting Room 249/250 (Fakultätszentrum f. Biodiversität) Rennweg 2. OGInformation
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: at least >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)
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,
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