This energy is then passed from one trophic level to another as a food chain or food web. Nutrients, by contrast, tend to cycle rather than flow-through. Speciation, adaptation, dispersal, and extinction are among the more important processes. The results are demonstrated in patterns of distribution, population dynamics, ecological stategies, niches, and community ecology . These processes and results are demonstrated by reference to the tropical rainforests, the Canadian Arctic, and the East African steppes.
Field work is vital to the study of biogeography.
A significant early part of this course involves methods of collecting data in the field. Emphasis is placed on structural description of lifeforms, adaptation to site, and biogeographical inventory . A day-long field trip will be included, in addition to afternoon excursions. Biogeography is a 6 credit course. To send E-Mail to my Office please click on the icon which follows.