GEOG3068 Biogeography

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Decks in this class (23)

L1: Introductory Lecture
Who was alexander von humboltd 17...,
Who was charles darwin 1809 1882,
Who was alfred russel wallace 182...
4  cards
L2: Species, populations & niche
What is taxonomy,
What is systematics,
What is ecology
28  cards
L3: Communities and ecosystems
What is a community,
Why is the community concept some...,
What is community typically spati...
20  cards
L4: Global patterns of biodiversity
Species richness,
Endemic species,
Cosmopolitan or widespread species
20  cards
L5: Dispersal
What is dispersal,
To expand its range a species mus...,
Types of dispersaljump dispersal ...
21  cards
L6: Introduction to Evolution
What is evolution,
What is evolutionary time,
Evidence of evolution
18  cards
L7: Speciation
Evolution happens on large and sm...,
Evolution happens on large and sm...,
What are the 4 mechanisms of gene...
20  cards
L8: Invasive species
Define native species,
Define alien introduced species,
Define invasive species
23  cards
L8/L9: Invasive species readings
Drake and lodge 2004global hot sp...,
Chytry et al 2008habitat invasion...,
Leger and rice 2003invasive calif...
5  cards
L13: Islands
Different types of insularity isl...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are continental islands
26  cards
L16: Species Distribution Modelling
Why are species distribution mode...,
What is a species distribution model,
The most common strategy for esti...
12  cards
L17: Practical examples of species distribution models
Predicting species distributions ...,
Example 1 chameleons in madagascar,
Example 2 management of ecosystem...
22  cards
L18: Why historical collections are important for biogeography?
Accessibility of specimens sample...,
Potential solution to the problem...,
Botanical collections
11  cards
L19: Fragmentation
What is fragmentation,
What are the effects of habitat l...,
What are metapopulations
18  cards
L20: Baselines and Resilience I
Where are baselines or reference ...,
Recent work within restoration ec...,
Conservation practitioners and po...
17  cards
L21: Genome diversity in plants
What is karyology,
2n 2x 182n 2x,
Chromosome diversity which tissue...
17  cards
L22: Baselines, patterns, & processes II
Changes in climate other impacts ...,
Define resilience,
Three uses of resilience framewor...
8  cards
L23: Partnership Conservation and Protected Areas
What is a protected area,
Fortress conservation developed i...,
2003 world parks congress durban
17  cards
L24: Human Biogeography
What is conservation biogeography,
What concept is often discussed w...,
What is the pleistocene
12  cards
Revision Lecture
Latitudinal gradientsspecies dive...,
What is the most common pattern f...,
What are the 3 fundamental proces...
19  cards
L25: Extinction, ancient and recent
What is speciation,
What are the causes that underlin...,
Number of species according to th...
19  cards
L26: The 6th Extinction
What are the main causes of moder...,
Percentages threatened with extin...,
What are anthropogenic biomes
24  cards
Revision Lecture Topics
Latitudinal gradients,
Elevation pattern on graphs,
What are the three fundamental pr...
33  cards

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