- Docente: Roberto Barbieri
- Credits: 6
- SSD: GEO/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Geology and Territory (cod. 9073)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Biodiversity and Evolution (cod. 8419)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Sciences and Management of Nature (cod. 9257)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student will have knowledge on the origin and distribution of biotic provinces, the paleogeographic reconstructions based on biogeography in Precambrian and Phanerozoic, and the relationships between paleogeography and the distribution patterns of living things. Finally, the student will be able to evaluate the impact of the geographic changes on the biotic history.
Course contents
Historical and ecological biogeography: the reasons for a distinction. How the distribution of life forms changes in relation to major geological events. The contributions provided by the distribution of certain living groups to paleogeographic reconstructions. Major changes and interactions through the Phanerozoic related to geological evolution, major patterns of biodiversity, radiations and extinctions, trends with geographic components, the role of competition. Biogeography during Precambrian (with a course on "Archaean biogeography" held by Dr. Barbara Cavalazzi), Early Paleozoic, Late Paleozoic, Early Mesozoic, Late Mesozoic, Paleogene, Neogene.
Readings/Bibliography
Lectures (pdf) are available for students, they also contain suggestions for further readings on the covered topics.
Teaching methods
Classroom and museum lessons.
Assessment methods
Written examination centered on a few broad questions. The candidate who has been able to strengthen his preparation through adequate readings will then take a presumable advantage of it during the examination.
Teaching tools
Traditional lessons and in the Capellini Museum of the University of Bologna.
Office hours
See the website of Roberto Barbieri