| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Biological Sciences: 'Plant Biogeography' |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: What roles do ecology and evolution play in shaping where, when, and how plants are geographically distributed? In this course, we will focus on this question by examining plant geographic patterns on both global and local scales. We will explore how abiotic and biotic factors affect historical, present, and potential future plant distributions. Together, we will engage primary literature on topics such as island biogeography, phylogenetic ancestral area reconstruction, climate change effects on species persistence, and contemporary movement of plants by humans. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Chloe Drummond | 413-538-2573 | cdrummond@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: BIOL-210 or BIOL-226 and 4 additional credits at the 200 level in Biological Sciences except BIOL-200. | Take previously | Required |
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| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 10 | Available: 6 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: There are no books or textbooks required for this course. I will discuss some "books of interest" in class, but you will not be required to purchase them. We will be relying on text excerpts and primary literature that I will post on the course's Moodle webpage. |