BOTV211
BOTV211 \ BOT220: Plant Ecology
Botany Plant Ecology WhatsApp Broadcast Group
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Lecture Series 1: Methods of Sampling the Plant Community
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BBP Chapters 8&9 (~1.4 MB)
Lecture Series 2: Species in the Environmental Complex
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BBP Chapter 3 (~1 MB)
Exam Note: Table 5-3 is shortened in the lecture notes. I advise that you read the BBP chapter and study the entire Table 5-3.
Lecture Series 2 - Lecture 1 on Youtube: Part A & Part B
Lecture Series 3: Life History Strategies and Resource Allocations
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BBP Chapter 5 (~15 MB)
Lecture Series 4: Population Structure and Plant Demography
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BBP Chapter 4 (~13MB)
Lecture Series 5: Species Distribution Modelling
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(The content of these lectures is not covered by BBP!)
Lecture Series 6: An operational Framework for Ecology - using Biome Boundary examples
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This series is based on the review paper Potts et al. (2015) SAJB. Use this publication as your study notes.
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Lecture Series 7: Gradients of Biodiversity
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Paper 1: Rohde (1992)
Paper 2: Cowling et al. (2017)
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Practical 3 - Part B: Dune Fynbos and Thicket Ecology - research and analyses
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