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Ecology - course description

General information
Course name Ecology
Course ID 13.9-WB-EPP-Ek-S19
Faculty Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences
Field of study Environmental Protection
Education profile academic
Level of studies First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree
Beginning semester winter term 2020/2021
Course information
Semester 3
ECTS credits to win 6
Course type obligatory
Teaching language english
Author of syllabus
  • dr Dmytro Iakushenko
  • dr Anna Wróblewska-Kurdyk
Classes forms
The class form Hours per semester (full-time) Hours per week (full-time) Hours per semester (part-time) Hours per week (part-time) Form of assignment
Lecture 45 3 - - Exam
Class 30 2 - - Credit with grade

Aim of the course

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge on general ecology with special attention to the concepts of diversity and ecosystems in evolutionary aspects. 

Prerequisites

Basic knowlegde on biology (botany and zoology), chemistry  and physical geography as described in a high school program.

Scope

LECTURES: Life as a phenomenon. Earth, the planet of life. Resources. Biogeochemical cycles. Photosynthesis. Productivity. Water ability. Mineral nutrients. Concept of diversity. Diversity measures. Biodiversity. Populations. Communities. Competition. Adaptations. Biotic interactions. Herbivory. Mycorrhizae. Concept of ecosystem. Ecosystem dynamics. Disturbance. Succesion. Habitats. Bioms. General biogeographical patterns. Applied ecology.  

PRACTICALS: Species ecology. Population ecology. Biocoenosis. Trophic networks. Ecosystem functioning.

Teaching methods

Lectures: Informative multimedial presentations; practicals - laboratory training, discussions, field excursions. 

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description Outcome symbols Methods of verification The class form

Assignment conditions

LECTURE: The student is allowed to take the final written exam after having completed and earned credits for practical courses. The exam lasts 45 minutes contains 20 closed questions. PRACTICALS: The credit is given basing on the positive evaluation of all laboratory training sessions, positive results of all written tests (each test consists of open
and closed questions; the positive result is based on a positive evaluation of a minimum 60% of the questions). The final mark is an arithmetic mean of all partial marks.

Recommended reading

1. Begon M., Howarth R.W., Townsend C.R. 2014. Essentials of ecology. 4th Edition. Wiley.

2. Krebs C.J. 2009. Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance. 6th Edition. Pearson. 

3. Keddy P. 2017. Plant ecology: origins, processes, consequences. Second edition. Cambridge University Press, NY. 

4. Bailey R.G. 1998. Ecoregions: The Ecosystem Geography of the Oceans and the Continents. Springer Verl. 

Further reading

1. Weiner J. 2006. Życie i ewolucja biosfery. PWN, Warszawa. 

Notes


Modified by dr Olaf Ciebiera (last modification: 26-05-2020 10:27)