Syllabus - PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF VEGETATION IN ISRAEL (71921)

Syllabus PHYTOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY OF VEGETATION IN ISRAEL - 71921
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HU Credits: 3 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Plantsciences in Agriculture Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: English Campus: Rehovot Course/Module Coordinator: Prof Jaime Kigel Coordinator Email: kigel@agri.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Teaching Staff: Prof. Jaime Kigel, Ms. Hagar Leshner Course/Module description: World Biomes and relationships with climatic conditions. Effects of geological processes and past climatic changes on the development of biomes. Evolution and taxonomic composition of biomes. Morphological and physiological adaptations allowing species presence in different climatic conditions.Plant life forms. Vegetation formations in Mediterranean, desert and sea litoral in Israel. Course/Module aims: Understand biogiographic process in plant world Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: Understand historic processes (evolution, geology, climatic change) and present biotic and abiotic conditions on world and Israel vegetation types Attendance requirements(%): 100% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures and field tours Course/Module Content: XXXX Required Reading: רשימת ספרות - פרבולוצקי א, פולק ג . 2001. אקולוגיה -התיאוריה והמציאות הישראלית. - ויזל י, פולק ג, כהן י . 1978. אקולוגיה הצומח בארץ-ישראל. - שוסטר א, כהן ד. 2005. אקולוגיה- יחידות 3-6. האוניברסיטה הפתוחה. - זהרי מ. 1959. גיאובוטניקה. - הצומח של ארץ ישראל. 1984. אנציקלופדיה החי והצומח של ארץ-ישראל. כרך 8. עורך: ע אלון. Barbour, Burk, Pitts. 1987. Terrestrial Plant Ecology. Cox, C.B and Moore, P.D. 2005. Biogeography: an ecological and evolutionary approach. Good, R. 1974.The geography of the flowering plants. Krebs, C.J. 2013. The Experimental Anaysis of Distribution and Abundance (6th Edition) Townsend CR, Begon M, Harper JK, 2009. Essentials of Ecology. Willis, K.J. and McElwin, J.C. 2005. The evolution of plants. Zohari M. 1973. Geobotanical Foundations of the Middle East Additional Reading Material: Grading Scheme : Written / Oral / Practical Exam 80 % Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Home Exam / Referat 20 % Additional information:

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