- Department: Environment and Geography
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Robert Marchant
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: I
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
The Biogeography module will provide students with a unique opportunity to study biogeographical processes. The module will build on practical experience gained in previous field-studies in the 1st year and integrate an understanding of the physical, ecological, historical, social and economic factors that underpin ecosystems dynamics. There will be particular focus on how ecosystems have responded to environmental change in time and space, and how such biogeographic information can be used to predict future shifts in light of current environmental change debates and use of ecosystem resources. Learning through field-work is an important part of studies carried out in physical geography: hands-on experience will be provided in a dedicated field visit to the Peak District that is an important complement to theoretical studies covered within the lectures.
Successful students will develop:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework 3000 words scientific report that analyses field data in the context of class-based understanding. |
N/A | 100 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Reassessment Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Standard 4-working week Environment Department turn-around time
Cox, C. B. and Moore, P. D. 2010. Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Hannah, L. 2010. Climate Change and Biodiversity. Yale University Press.
Huggett, R.J.2007. Environmental Change: The evolving ecosphere. Routledge.