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| Semester | Herbstsemester 2012 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende |
Simon Paul Loader (simon.loader@unibas.ch)
Peter Nagel (peter.nagel@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This lecture is an introduction to the ecology and biogeography of Africa. It provides basic information on the main ecoregions such as the zonal desert, savanna or rain forest and the extra-zonal mangrove or mountain ecosystems as well as freshwater ecosystems. Their structure and function is a result of both the current environmental conditions and their dynamics in space and time. The lecture informs on the main ecological factors, vegetation and fauna, and land use and human impact on the environment. Contents 1 Introduction Structure of the lecture Bibliography 2 Climate, Geology, and Geomorphology 3 Major Ecoregions (Distribution, Structure, Function, Dynamics; Soil, Vegetation, Fauna, Land Use; Human Impact, Major Threats) 3.1 Desert Ecoregions (Abiotic Characteristics and Habitats, Adaptation of Biota, Environmental History) 3.2 Savanna Ecoregions (Soils of the seasonal tropics; (Im)balance between Grass and Woody Vegetation; Fire: Pattern and Impact; Large Herbivores, Isoberlinia dominated Savannas, Miombo, Mopane, Inselbergs) 3.3 Rainforest Ecoregions (West African Domaine, The Dahomey Gap, Congo Basin Domaine, East African Domaine, Isolated rainforests: Victoria Falls, East African Coastal Rainforests, Canopy Arthropods, Causes of High Organismic Diversity) 3.4 Mountain Ecoregions (Distribution, Altitudinal belts, Adaptation and Endemism) 3.5 Mangrove Ecoregions (Distribution, Structure, Ecological Importance) 3.6 Southern African Ecoregions (Overview, Kalahari Fine-leaved Savanna, Namib Desert, Succulent Karoo, Nama-Karoo, Grassland, Fynbos, Forest: Knysna) 4. African Limnology (Rivers, East African Lakes: Geological History, East African Lakes: Evolution and Distribution of the Aquatic Fauna, Artificial Reservoirs) 5. Environmental Problems 5.1 Desertification 5.2 The Role of Plantation Forests 5.3. Incidence and Control of Disease Vectors and Pests (Schistosomosis, Onchocercosis, Trypanosomosis, Pest Birds, Locusts, Aquatic Weeds) 6. Conservation of Biodiversity |
| Literatur | ADAMS W.M., GOUDIE A.S. & ORME A.R. (Eds.), 1996 (hardback) / 1999 (paperback). The Physical Geography of Africa. Oxford: Oxford University Press. XXII+429 pp. BRECKLE S.-W., 2002. Walter's Vegetation of the Earth: The Ecological System of the Geo-Biosphere. 4th ed. Berlin: Springer Verlag, XX+527pp. BURGESS N, et al., 2004. Terrestrial Ecoregions of Africa and Madagascar. A Conservation Assessment. Washington, Covelo, London: Island Press, XXIII+501pp. KINGDON J., 1990. Island Africa. The Evolution of Africa s Rare Animals and Plants. London: Collins, 287pp. SCHULTZ J., 2005. The Ecozones of the World: The Ecological Divisions of the Geosphere. 2nd Edition. Berlin: Springer Verlag, 252 pp. WALTER H. & BRECKLE S.-W., 2004. Ökologie der Erde. Band 2. Spezielle Ökologie der Tropischen und Subtropischen Zonen. 3. Auflage. München: Elsevier GmbH, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, XXVIII+764 S. |
| Bemerkungen | The lecture is designed for arts and science students at post-bachelor level with keen interest in Africa. Office hours: by appointment, contact peter.nagel.@unibas.ch or phone: 061 267 08 00 or simon.loader@unibas.ch. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | MOnA |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Masterprogramm Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie (Master Infektionsbiologie / Epidemiologie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2011)) Modul Biogeography / Applied Ecology (Master Geowissenschaften) Modul Introduction to Interdisciplinary African Studies (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen der Nachhaltigkeit (Master Sustainable Development (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2010)) Modul Umweltgeowissenschaften (Master Umweltgeowissenschaften (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2009)) Vertiefungsmodul NLU-Biogeographie (Master Geographie (Studienbeginn vor 01.08.2009)) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Regular presence and passing a written exam at the end of the lecture. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Geowissenschaften |