Course code: BIO-3112

Northern Geobotany

Campus
Semester / Year Spring 2010
Credits 10
BIO-3112 Northern Geobotany - 10 ects
The course is administrated by
Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi
Type of course
Theoretical and practical subject.
Recommended prerequisites
BIO-2105 Nothern vascular flora and vegetation
Course 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.
Language of instruction and examination
The language of instruction is English and all of the syllabus material is in English. Examination questions will be given in English, but may be answered either in English or a Scandinavian language.
Teaching methods
Lectures 30 h, field course 4 days
Assessment methods

4h written examination. Approved report from the field course. Letter grades, A-F.

Date for examination
Skriftlig eksamen:
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November. Skriftlig eksamen
Course overlap
BIO-210 Plant geography and vegetasion ecology 10
Recommended reading/syllabus
Available on request


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