NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 生物地理學(4032)
(Eng.) Biogeography
Offering Dept Department of Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher SHIH, HSI-TE
Department Department of Life Sciences / Undergraduate Language Chinese 英文/EMI Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description 生物地理學是一門探討動物與植物地理分布型式, 以及其生態與演化因素的研究。解釋這種分布型式, 必須具備氣候、地理隔離 (海洋、山谷、溪流、沙漠等)、競爭者、捕食者、寄生者、地質的變化、古生物學等相關知識。雖然這是一門十分古老的課程, 但目前的理論與實例均有長足的進展, 包含分子序列的親緣關係、分子鐘的年代估算、以及在全球生物多樣性和生態系中的角色等,都是必備的基礎知識。本課程為隔年開設。
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course N
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
了解生物地理學的基本理論與研究方法,以探討生物分布現象的機制,並介紹近期的研究實例,使學生對此課程有完整的認識。
1.The knowledge of basic science and basic life science
4.The background knowledge of biodiversity
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Discussion
Written Presentation
Attendance
Assignment
Quiz
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Patterns of distribution
Week 3 (邀請演講)
Week 4 Communities & Ecosystems
Week 5 國慶日放假
Week 6 Patterns of Biodiversity
Week 7 Plate Tectnonics
Week 8 Evolution, the Source of Novelty
Week 9 Life, Death & Evolution on Islands
Week 10 MID-TERM EXAM
Week 11 Patterns in the Oceans
Week 12 From Evolution to Patterns of Life
Week 13 Geography, Life & Climates Through Time
Week 14 Patterns of Life Today
Week 15 The Arrival of the Ice Ages
Week 16 The Human Intrusion & Conservation Biogeography
Week 17 (彈性教學)
Week 18 FINAL EXAM
Evaluation
考試、出席、課堂表現
Textbook & other References
1. Cox et al., 2020. Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach. 10th edition. Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford.
2. Lomolino et al., 2016. Biogeography. 5th edition. Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
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Office Hours
預約
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs
06.Clean Water and Sanitation   13.Climate Action   14.Life Below Water   15.Life On Landinclude experience courses:N
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