Basics of biogeography

Course: TRANSBORDER ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Basics of biogeography
Code
ОК 11
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2022/2023
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
1. Know and understand the main ones types of geographical activities, their division in in general and in particular in the industry cross-border ecological cooperation (P-02) 2. Explain the features organization of geographic space depending on it physical and geographical features lyves, landscape rice structures. (P-03) 3. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of geographical sciences for needs cross-border,national,egional and local complex ecological projects. (P-05) 4. Apply models,methods of physics, chemistry, geology, ecology, mathematics,information echnologies etc. when studying nature daily and social processes seeds of formation and development landscapes and their components ntiv (P-08) 5. Analyze the composition and structure of natural and sociospheres that are part of the sphere of interests of cross-border, regional and local projects on different spatial and temporal scales to ensure successful environmental cooperation. (P-09)
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. to know the key provisions of the theoretical foundations of the disciplines of physical o the geographical cycle taught during the 1st semester; 2. be able to apply the principles, approaches and methods of learning physical geographical organization of territories and space of existence of "living matter"; 3. to possess methods of geographical analysis and synthesis, basic knowledge on territory mapping, statistical and mathematical analysis methods; 4. to have tools for searching biogeographical information and data c various information sources
Course content
Basics of biogeography is a component cycle of professional training of specialists in the field of geography, ecology, territorial management, natural resource management, cartography. Knowledge of its main provisions is necessary to solve a wide range of problems nature management, nature protection, ecological tasks monitoring, medical geography, human ecology, recreational geography and others The educational discipline is devoted to the study of the history of the formation and content of the oretic and methodological principles of biogeographic research. Provides knowledge about: is- thorium of the formation and development of the Earth's organic world; the main regularities those of the distribution of living organisms, biocenoses, habitats, biogeocenoses on the planet and in the regions. Provides: understanding of environmental prerequisites and factors of distribution of "living matter" business; the possibility of learning the basics of chorology, law patterns of distribution, configuration and dynamics of habitats of organisms and bio- cenosis Get acquainted with: theoretical and methodological principles of biogeography analysis of territories; principles and tasks of biogeographical classifications, zoning and zoning; regional floras, faunas, biomes. Provides the possibility of acquiring knowledge about the composition, structure and peculiarities of organic matter world of Ukraine. Get acquainted with the features of anthropogenic changes and transformation ren of the organic world. Outline the ways and mechanisms of preserving biodiversity beckoning
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Білоус Л.Ф. Методичні вказівки до практичних і семінарських занять та самостійної роботи студентів з дисципліни “Біогеографія” Навчальне видання. - Київ: Логос, 2017, 32 с 2. Гродзинський Д.М.. Біогеографічні аспекти рослинного і тваринного світу України. Київський географічний щорічник. – Випуск 1. – 2002. – С.7-31. 3. Кукурудза С.І. Біогеографія: Підручник. – Львів: Видавничий центр ЛНУ імені Іва- на Франка, 2006. – 504 с. 4. Мордкович В.Г. Основы биогеографии. М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2005. – 236с. 5. Поліщук В., Багнюк В. Біогеографічне районування України // Розбудова екомережі України. – К., 1999. – С. 37-42. 6. Удра І.Х. Біогеографічне районування території України // Укр. геогр. журн.. – 1997. - No4. 7. Удра І.Х., Пащенко В.М. К методологии биогеографического районирования // Гео- графия и природные ресурсы. – 1991. - No2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
practical training, discussion, solving specific problems and situations
Assessment methods and criteria
performance of creative analytical and calculation works, discussion, assessment
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Lyudmila Fedorivna Belous
Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
heohrafichnyi fakultet