San Francisco State University
Department of Geography
Fall 2001

Biogeography 316 Class Projects Web page

Students are required to write a paper on the biogeography of the organism or plant.  These are the projects that they completed.  Please be aware these are copyrighted to the individual authors and the class professor.  Please let me know if you have any comments or corrections or if this information was of use to you.  We will continue with other projects this fall, if you know of good links to add please contact me (bholzman@sfsu.edu).  Thank you!!!

The Biogeography of  .........

Plants:
Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) A.M.
California Pitcher Plant (Darlingtonia californica) S.L. 
Pacific Cordgrass (Spartina foliosa) B.T.
Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum) E.M. 
San Francisco Wallflower (Erysimum franciscanum) D.D.

Invertebrates:
Giant Pacific Octopus (Octopus dofleini) C.M.
Sea Nettle (Chrysaora fuscescens) A.W.
Solitary Bee (Andrena (Hesperandrena) limnanthis)

Vertebrates:
Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) S.P.
The Alkali Fly (Ephydra hians) M.S.
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) E.W.
California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) K.D.
California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) B.W.
The Great Egret (Ardea alba) A.M.
The Great Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna mokarran) D.D.
Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) M.W.
Coyote (Canis latrans) E.K.
Northern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus) A.K.
Pacific Treefrog (Hyla regilla or Pseudacris regilla) C.H.
Pacific White-Sided Dophins ( Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) K.C.
Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri Richardson) S.R.
Red-Eared Sliders (Chrysemys scripta) L.G.
Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) J.B.
Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris) S.S.

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