Ecology D14520

Course content:
The laws of Ecology. Levels of biological organization.
Population ecology. Life and the physical environment. Adaptation environments. Habitat and ecological niche. Ecological tolerance of individuals. Liebig’s law of the minimum. Shelford’s law of tolerance. Biocoenosis ecology. The structure and organization of biocoenosis.
Ecosystem: spatial and trophic structure. 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. Inland water ecosystems. Degradation of water, ambient air, forest and agro-ecosystems. Water and soil pathogenic organisms. Protection of natural environment.

Learning outcomes:
Recognition of the relationship between life forms and a set of biotic, edaphic and climatic factors. Ability to identify environmental threats.