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L1: Introductory Lecture
Who was alexander von humboltd 17...,
Who was charles darwin 1809 1882,
Who was alfred russel wallace 182...
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L2: Species, populations & niche
What is taxonomy,
What is systematics,
What is ecology
28
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L3: Communities and ecosystems
What is a community,
Why is the community concept some...,
What is community typically spati...
20
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L4: Global patterns of biodiversity
Species richness,
Endemic species,
Cosmopolitan or widespread species
20
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L5: Dispersal
What is dispersal,
To expand its range a species mus...,
Types of dispersaljump dispersal ...
21
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L6: Introduction to Evolution
What is evolution,
What is evolutionary time,
Evidence of evolution
18
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L7: Speciation
Evolution happens on large and sm...,
Evolution happens on large and sm...,
What are the 4 mechanisms of gene...
20
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L8: Invasive species
Define native species,
Define alien introduced species,
Define invasive species
23
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L8/L9: Invasive species readings
Drake and lodge 2004global hot sp...,
Chytry et al 2008habitat invasion...,
Leger and rice 2003invasive calif...
5
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L13: Islands
Different types of insularity isl...,
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are continental islands
26
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L16: Species Distribution Modelling
Why are species distribution mode...,
What is a species distribution model,
The most common strategy for esti...
12
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L17: Practical examples of species distribution models
Predicting species distributions ...,
Example 1 chameleons in madagascar,
Example 2 management of ecosystem...
22
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L18: Why historical collections are important for biogeography?
Accessibility of specimens sample...,
Potential solution to the problem...,
Botanical collections
11
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L19: Fragmentation
What is fragmentation,
What are the effects of habitat l...,
What are metapopulations
18
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L20: Baselines and Resilience I
Where are baselines or reference ...,
Recent work within restoration ec...,
Conservation practitioners and po...
17
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L21: Genome diversity in plants
What is karyology,
2n 2x 182n 2x,
Chromosome diversity which tissue...
17
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L22: Baselines, patterns, & processes II
Changes in climate other impacts ...,
Define resilience,
Three uses of resilience framewor...
8
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L23: Partnership Conservation and Protected Areas
What is a protected area,
Fortress conservation developed i...,
2003 world parks congress durban
17
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L24: Human Biogeography
What is conservation biogeography,
What concept is often discussed w...,
What is the pleistocene
12
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Revision Lecture
Latitudinal gradientsspecies dive...,
What is the most common pattern f...,
What are the 3 fundamental proces...
19
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L25: Extinction, ancient and recent
What is speciation,
What are the causes that underlin...,
Number of species according to th...
19
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L26: The 6th Extinction
What are the main causes of moder...,
Percentages threatened with extin...,
What are anthropogenic biomes
24
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Revision Lecture Topics
Latitudinal gradients,
Elevation pattern on graphs,
What are the three fundamental pr...
33
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