Plant Geography

Plant Biology 450


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Department of Plant Biology

Southern Illinois University

Carbondale, Illinois 62901-6509

Porella cordaeana map

Distribution of Porella cordaeana (Schofield and Crum 1972)

COURSE OFFERED

Fall Semester

INSTRUCTOR

Dr. Dale Vitt
Life Science II Room 420 (office), 481 (lab)
Office Phone: 618-453-3210
Lab Phone: 618-453-3226
email: dvitt at plant.siu.edu

COURSE DESRIPTION

450-2 Plant Geography. Plant distributions are examined from both ecological and historical perspectives. Ecological topics include analysis of limiting factors, occurrence of present biomes, and examination of climate/plant interactions. Historical topics include phylogenetic analysis, evolutionary biogeography, and paleo-floras. Two lectures per week.

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Last updated: 30-Aug-07 / dln