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| ENVT2044-1 | General ecology
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| Duration : | 28h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Grégory Mahy, Arnaud Monty |
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| Coordinator : | Grégory Mahy |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 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 . |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Botany
Zoology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Main teaching
Conferences
Practical work : experiments |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 28h
Practical Works : 6h + personnal work |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 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. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Group report (35%)
Oral examination (65%) |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| 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 |
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