Biology 366 - Biogeography

BIOGEOGRAPHY

Spring
2021
01
4.00
Paulette Peckol
TTh 09:20-10:35
Smith College
30161-S21
ppeckol@smith.edu
A study of major patterns of distribution of life and of the environmental and geological factors underlying these patterns. The role of phenomena such as sea-level fluctuations, plate tectonics, oceanic currents, biological invasions and climate change in determining past, present and future global patterns of biodiversity are considered. Fundamental differences between terrestrial and marine biogeography are highlighted. Prerequisite: a course in ecology, evolution, or organismal biology or permission of the instructor.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.