ECOLOGY
- Course
- ENVS502 - ECOLOGY
- Department
- Environmental Sciences - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course will review major ecological concepts, identify the techniques used by ecologists, provide an overview of local and global environmental issues, and examine individual, group and governmental activities important for protecting natural ecosystems. The course has been designed to provide technical information, to direct the student toward pertinent literature, to identify problems and issues, to utilize research methodology for the study of natural ecosystems, and to consider appropriate solutions and analytical techniques. Discussion and understanding will be emphasized.
ECOLOGY
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Course outcomes
- 01 To be able to understand the environmental relationships ranging from individual organisms to global scales.
- 02 To be able to evaluate the effects of several human impacts on the ecological systems.
- 03 To be able to write scientific reports and make presentations about ecological issues.
- 04 To be able to apply mathematical knowledge on population dynamics calculations
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Ecological principles |
| Week 3 | Ecosystems |
| Week 4 | Pollution and pollution control |
| Week 5 | Population genetics and natural selection |
| Week 6 | Biodiversity, Evolution Adaptation to the environment |
| Week 7 | Population distribution and abundance |
| Week 8 | Midterm exams |
| Week 9 | Midterm exams |
| Week 10 | Population growth and Population dynamics |
| Week 11 | Student presentation (Energy and nutrient relations, species interaction) |
| Week 12 | Student presentation (Energy and nutrient relations, species interaction) |
| Week 13 | Student presentation (Energy flow, nutrient cycling) |
| Week 14 | Student presentation (Succession and stability, global ecology) |
| Week 15 | Final exams |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 1. Joanne M. Willey, Linda M. Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton, Prescott's Microbiology, Mc Graw Hill, 8th ed., 2011.
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