Fall 2018 - GEOG 215 D100
Biogeography (3)
Class Number: 3692
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 14, 2018
Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Margaret Schmidt
schmidtc@sfu.ca
1 778 782-3323
Office: RCB 7133
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Prerequisites:
GEOG 111.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An examination of the abiotic and biotic factors that control the distribution and development of plant communities, including climatic and geological change. Students with credit for BISC 204 may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course provides students with an introduction to the biosphere, including the living organisms of the Earth and the environments with which they interact. The main learning objectives are: to examine the biotic and abiotic factors that control the distribution and development of organisms; to understand the processes that produce these distribution patterns; to understand ecological concepts; and to examine the influence of humans on the biosphere.
Course Organization:
One two-hour lecture and one two-hour laboratory session each week. There will be no labs held in the first week of classes.
Grading
- Laboratory exercises 30%
- Midterm examination 30%
- Final examination 40%
NOTES:
The final examination will be scheduled in the formally-scheduled university examination period.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Freedman, B. et al. 2016. Ecology: A Canadian Context. 2nd Edition. Nelson Education
MacDonald, G.M. 2003. Biogeography: Space, Time and Life. John Wiley & Sons.
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