Ecology and zoology AX04023

Course content:
The laws of Ecology.
Levels of biological organization.
Life and the physical environment. Adaptation environments. Habitat and ecological niche. Ecology tolerance of individuals.
Population ecology. Population structures. Temporal and spatial dynamics of populations. Reproductiveness, mortality, migration. Island biogeography theory; metapopulation theory.
Biocoenosis ecology. The structure and organization of biocoenosis.
Ecosystem: spatial and trophic structure. The food chains, food webs and food levels. Energy and matter in the ecosystem. Primary and secondary production. Pathways of elements in the ecosystem.
Ecological succession.
Plant geography and animal geography. Main biomes of the world.
Applied ecology.

Learning outcomes:
Recognition of the relationship between life forms and a set of biotic, edaphic and climatic factors. Capacity to undertake activities related to conservation and landscaping.