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| Version 2013-2014 |
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| BIOL0812-2 | Biogeography
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| Duration : | 40h Th, 4d FW |
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| Number of credits : |
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| Lecturer : | Johan Michaux, Alain Vanderpoorten |
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| Coordinator : | Alain Vanderpoorten |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Historical biogeography
Ecological biogeography
1. Biogeography of the biosphere
1.1. Biodiversity patterns at the scale of the biosphere
1.2. Factors explaining biodiversity patterns
2. Island biogeography
2.1. from McArthur and Wilson towards the Global Dynamic Model of Island Biogeography
2.2. Evolution on islands.
3. The influence of man
4. Origin and evolution of biodiversity patterns: a focus on the Mediterranean biome |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The objective of the class is to provide students with a broad overview of biogeography and its tight links and application in other disciplines such as conservation biology, ecology and evolutionary biology. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| - basics of population genetics
- descriptive, inferential and multivariate statistics |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The class includes both theory (40h) and practice through a stay in the Cévennes National Park (southern France). |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face-to-face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| - powerpoint files made available to the students
- textbooks and recent scientific papers |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| written examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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| Practice of Biogeography in the Cévennes National Parc (France) |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Not applicable |
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Contacts :
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| Johan Michaux (J.MIchaux@ulg.ac.be)
Alain Vanderpoorten (A.Vanderpoorten@ulg.ac.be) |
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