This course focuses on the ecological basis for resource management through the study of the distribution of plants and animals across the Earth's surface. Biogeography expands upon principles from Ecology, Biology, and Physical Geography. Students in this course will learn about ecosystem processes that impact both fauna and flora. Topics may include succession, disturbance, old-growth forests, biodiversity, island biogeography, habitat fragmentation, species introductions, biological control, and climatic change. For each topic, past and current theories, controversies, empirical evidence and implications for resource management are examined.
This course focuses on the ecological basis for resource management through the study of the distribution of plants and animals across the Earth's surface. Biogeography expands upon principles from Ecology, Biology, and Physical Geography. Students in this course will learn about ecosystem processes that impact both fauna and flora. Topics may include succession, disturbance, old-growth forests, biodiversity, island biogeography, habitat fragmentation, species introductions, biological control, and climatic change. For each topic, past and current theories, controversies, empirical evidence and implications for resource management are examined.
