1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Practicum	15
Seminar	15

COURSE CONTENT
What is biogeography? Introduction to geobotany
Range and geographical dispersion
Ecology of dispersal and adaptations of plants
Flora and vegetation: historical changes
Floristic regions of the world
World climate and vegetation zones
Origin and distribution of cultivated plants
Dispersal routes and distribution of animals
Ecological factors and animal dispersal
Geological changes and animal distribution
Wallace biogeographical regions
Biogeography of mammals
Island Biogeography
Human influence on zoogeography of species

SEMINARS
Fossil fuel
Amber
Mesozoic relicts in the Botanical Garden, Zagreb
Carnivorous plants
Cactaceae vs. Euphorbiaceae
Epiphytes of a tropical rainforests used as ornamental plants
Mangroves
Peat bogs
Five o clock tea or coffee?
Exotic fruits in supermarkets of Zagreb
Monsters from the past: carnivorous animals through Earths geological past
Cartoon characters zoogeography
Alfred Russel Wallace: geographical distribution of animals
Homo neandertalensis vs Homo sapiens
Europian Pleistocene fauna
Messinian salinity crisis: animal dispersion
National cuisine: reflection of zoogeography?
Diversity of Columbiformes
Sea currents and animal distribution
Cat vs dog

Include written essay on proposed subjects and presentation actual literature findings
New themes each term

EXERCISES
Biogeographical mapping
Plants dispersal
Floral patterns and vegetation distribution in geological history
Floral kingdom and their distinctive plant life
Climazonal vegetation: distribution and characteristics
Cultivated plants: present and past
World geography
Tectonic plates
Zoogeographic regions
Ecological radiation of mammals
Horse (Equus) evolution
Islands

1. Biogeography, An ecological and evolutionary approach, C. B. Cox & P. D. Moore, Blackwell Science, Oxford., 2005.
2. Lehrbuch der Geobotanik. Pflanze und Vegetation in Raum und Zeit (2.Aufl.)., Frey W., Lösch R., Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart., 2004.