Week 11

Patterns of biodiversity

This week, we will continue learnign about quantifying biodiversity across space and time. We will also begin to learn about the theory of Island Biogeography, a framework originally developed to understand distrubition of biodiversity on islands, but which has since had a huge impact on conservation.

Cover photo of Kai Bae View Point, Ko Chang, Thailand by Ragnar Vorel on Unsplash.

At-home activity

NoneReading: Fifteen forms of biodiversity trend in the Anthropocene

Direct link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2014.11.006

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