Code: | BIOL3028 | Acronym: | BIOL3028 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Biology |
Active? | Yes |
Web Page: | https://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3159 |
Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Landscape Architecture |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:AP | 6 | Official Study Plan | 3 | - | 3 | 48 | 81 |
- Understand the scope and the modern importance of Biogeography.
-Understand the impacts of environmental changes on biodiversity patterns.
- Know and recognize the diversity of terrestrial biomes.
- Understand and interpret the biogeography of Europe and Portugal from a hierarchic perspective.
- Skills to analyze and interpret patterns of biodiversity in multiple spatial and temporal scales.
- Evaluate the influence of ecological and biological factors on species richness and diversity at different spacial and temporal scales
- An introduction to Biogeography. Species richness and biodiversity. - Patterns and gradients; distribution patterns. Islands and oceans.
- Paleobiogeography. Phylogeography.
- Multi-scale environmental changes and responses of biodiversity to those changes; climate change, biological invasions, land uses and other disturbances.
- Global biogeography: environmental conditions, terrestrial biomes, and biogeographic realms.
- Biogeography of Europe: enviromental conditions, biomes, and biogeographic regions.
- Biogeography of Portugal: environmental conditions, potential natural vegetaton, and biogeographic provinces.
- Lectures: explanation/discussion of themes
- Group projects on specific subjects within the scope of the course, with targeted literature search and tutored discussions.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 80,00 |
Trabalho prático ou de projeto | 20,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Elaboração de projeto | 42,00 |
Estudo autónomo | 72,00 |
Frequência das aulas | 48,00 |
Total: | 162,00 |
Attending and preparing all theoretical and practical classes is a basic requirement.
Theorethical classes are, nevertheless not mandatory.
Practical classes are mandatory though missing a maximum of 25% of the total number of classes is permited
- Participating in a minimum of 50% of group projects with minimum average grade of 9.5
- Sum of classification in the final exam (14) and in the group projects (6) out of 20.
- Approval with a minimum grade of 9.5 out of 20.
- Improvement by repetition of the final exam. The 20% of the final grade obtained in the group projects cannot be repeated.
- Approval with a minimum mark of 9.5 out of 20.