General Ecology

BI1_W04, BI1_W06,

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with a range of subjects of in ecology and with basic research methods used in ecology. The content of the lecture covers the basic issues of general ecology, including the relationship between organisms and between organisms and their environment, ecological processes, circulation of matter and the energetic balance of ecosystems and the biosphere

The aim of the course is to acquaint students with a range of subjects of in ecology and with basic research methods used in ecology. The content of the lecture covers the basic issues of general ecology, including (i) factors shaping conditions of life on Earth, (ii) metabolic strategies of organisms, (iii) major biogeochemical cycles, (iv) functioning of biomes and ecosystems, (v) factors influencing the biodiversity in local and global scale, (vi) interspecific interactions, (vii) processes occurring in populations

Knowledge:

the graduate knows and understands selected facts, objects and complex conditions in ecology at an advanced level, understands basic ecological phenomena and processes

the graduate knows and understands the most important problems of ecology necessary to understand basic phenomena and processes occurring in Nature, knows the connections between ecology and other disciplines of biology

the graduate is familiar with and understands basic conceptual categories and ecological terminology, and has knowledge of the advancements of ecology and the research methods used in this discipline

the graduate knows the basic techniques and research methods used in ecology at a level that allows their use to analyze biological phenomena

the graduate knows the relationships between the progress of ecology and the possibilities of its use in socio-economic context, taking into account the sustainable utilization of biodiversity

Skills:

the graduate is able to properly select sources of information on topics related to general ecology, reads and understands scientific texts in the field of general ecology, and independently plans and implements his/her own learning

Social competences:

the graduate is ready to correctly identify and resolve dilemmas related to general ecology in relation to practicing her/his profession

Description of the ECTS

Participation in the lectures – 30 hrs.

Participation in the classes – 30 hrs.

Preparing to the classes – 15 hrs.

Performing independent investigations/observations, literature survey/writing a report – 30 hrs.

Preparing to exams – 15 hrs.

Total hrs.: 120

No ECTS: 120 hrs. / 30(25) hrs. ca. 4