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2014-2015 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

BIO 518 - Biogeography

Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: Graduate Standing or permission of instructor
The study of present and past global distributions of plant and animal taxa in terrestrial, marine and freshwater habitats. Distributional patterns will be considered in relation to changes of the physical environment over geological time, such as in global patterns of climate and resources. The evolution of recent association of organisms will also be examined in relation to ecological interactions between organisms, such as competition and predation.
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