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| ENVT2044-1 | General ecology
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| Duration : | 28h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Grégory Mahy |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | THEMES :
Spation temporal structure and regulation of ecological systems from the individuals to the ecosystems. Ecological methods at the hierarchical organisational level of ecological system. Interactions between human activities and ecological processes.
MAIN CHAPTERS
1. What is (and is not) ecology ?
2. Autecology : the organisms within the environment. Ecological amplitude, adaptation, climate and biomes, ecological niche.
3. Population ecology : what is a population, population structure, population dynamics and regulation, dispersal.
4. Community ecology : community structure, species richness and diversity, the bioidversity crisis.
5. Ecosystems : structure and energy flow, trophic network, nutrient cycling, climate change.
Group work on an applied theme. |
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| Course objective : | To understand regulation mechanisms of natural ressources with a perpsective of substainable management.
After completing the course the student is expected to
Provide a quantitative analysis of an ecological problem. |
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| Prerequisites : | Botany
Zoology |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 28h
Practical Works : 20h |
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| Written notes : | Ricklefs & Miller. 2005. ECOLOGIE. Edition De Boeck Université, Bruxelles. ISBN 2-7445_0145-X. Bibliothèque centrale.
Ricklefs RE. 2007 The Economy of Nature - Fith edition. Freeman and Company, New York. ISBN 0-7167-7762-2. |
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| Assessment : | Group report (35%)
Oral examination (65%) |
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| Contacts : | Grégory Mahy
Prof.
Biodiversity and Landscape Unit
g. mahy@ulg.ac.be
081 62 22 45 |
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