GEOL 308: Biogeography - Fall 2024 Course
Please consider the GEOL 308: Biogeography course for the Fall 2024 semester! Discover where plants and animals occur today and in the past and why – and how to apply this information to conservation of organisms and landscapes.
Discuss topics, such as:
- How did monkeys cross the Atlantic Ocean from Africa to South America 40 million years ago?
- Why does tropical South America have nearly 50% of all identified tree species in the world?
- How can we best integrate conservation of critical species and human needs and activities?
GEOG/GEOL/NRES 308: Biogeography
Prerequisites: GEOG 155 or BIOS 101 and 101L or GEOL 101.
Notes: Biogeography is a highly interdisciplinary science, relying heavily on ecology, geological science, and climatology. It is global in scope and offers the latest knowledge in understanding organism distributions, and the factors that determine those distributions.
Description: Introduction to the basic concepts of biogeography, the study of distributions of plants and animals, both past and present.
Credit Hours: 3
This course should be taught by Dr. Sherilyn Fritz during the Fall 2024 semester.