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BIO-3112, Northern Geobotany

Emnebeskrivelse

Work Load 10  credits (ECTS)

Type of course Theoretical and practical subject.

Level of course/Year of study Master level course

Language of instruction Norwegian or English by request

Examination semester Autumn

Contents The lectures deal with the main features of historical and floristic plant geography and vegetation, with emphasis on northern Norway and northern Fennoscandia. The course is based on the contents of BIO-2105. Field training: c.4 days along a plant geographical transect, with visits to selected sites of vegetation-historical documentation.

Recommended previous qualifications BIO-2105 Nothern vascular flora and vegetation

Form of teaching Lectures 30 h, field course 4 days

Exam and assessment 4h written examination (67% of final mark), report from the field course (33 % of final mark). Letter grades, A-F.

Contact person/lecturer Anne Høydal, epost : anne.hoydal@ib.uit.no, tlf : 77 64 43 89

Recommended reading/syllabus Available on request

Course overlap BIO-210 -1      10 sp

Homepage http://uit.no/biologi/3711/

Teaching autumn 2007 Første oppmøte er 17.8.2007 kl 1015 U-rom 4 (3110) Naturfagbygget, og dette er obligatorisk. Ekskursjon fra 21.-24. august. Det forventes at studentene innehar kunnskaper tilsvarende Bio-2105 Nordlig karplanteflora og vegetasjon, og i tvilstilfeller kan det bli nødvendig med en liten opptaksprøve. Oppmøte fre 17.8.2007 kl 1015 U-rom 4 (3110). Responsible teacher:Prof. Karl Dag Vorren
Forelesning	Ansvarlig leder Prof. Karl Dag Vorren Duration:1 Semester
Kollokvium	Duration:1 Semester
Ekskursjon	Feltkurs til Andøya Teaching period:20.08.2007 to24.08.2007