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	Study programmes 2011-2012 Last update : 14/06/2012
	ENVT2044-1   General ecology Duration :   28h Th, 20h Pr Number of credits :   Bachelor in bioengineering, 3rd year Second semester 4 One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Bioengineering Second semester 4 Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité approfondie, 1st year Second semester 4 Master en sciences agronomiques et industrie du vivant, à finalité spécialisée en valorisation biologique des déchets, 1st year Second semester 4 Required preliminary complements to register in the Advanced Master in Tropical and Subtropical Culture Protection Second semester 4 Lecturer :   Grégory Mahy, Arnaud Monty Language(s) of instruction :   French language 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. PRACTICALS : Experiments . Learning outcomes of the course :   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. Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :   Botany Zoology Planned learning activities and teaching methods :   Main teaching Conferences Practical work : experiments Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :   Lectures : 32h Practical Works : 16h Recommended or required readings :   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. Assessment methods and criteria :   Group report (35%) Oral examination (65%) Contacts :   Biodiversity and Landscape Unit Grégory Mahy g. mahy@ulg.ac.be 081 62 22 45 Arnaud Monty arnaud. monty@ulg.ac.be 081 62 25 46 Home Search by Faculty Search by teacher Search by course code and title
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