General and Applied Ecology
Allgemeine und Angewandte Ökologie
6 LPWiSeEN
Voraussetzungen
Empfohlen, im Wortlaut
Bachelor Module 41102 Ecology, 12954 Biostatistics, 41106 Biology
Inhalte
• What is ecology? • Organisms in the environment • Ecophysiology • Population ecology • Community ecology • Understanding biodiversity • Analysing ecological data • Describing spatial distributions • Macroecology • Study design & hypothesis testing • Sampling organisms
Lernziele
The Module General and Applied Ecology provides an overview of the basic and applied aspects of ecology. The lectures provide a comprehensive overview of modern concepts of ecology including ecophysiology, population and community ecology. Ecological research further requires a fundamental understanding of sampling techniques and designs. Students will learn about • basic concepts of ecology • analyses of simple and more complex ecological data • the diversity of ecosystems and organisms • contemporary challenges in ecology • basic concepts of study design • sampling techniques
Prüfungsleistung
Written exam at the end of the lecture period (120 min.)
Literatur (1)
- The class is organized as lectures complemented by discussions and individual contributions. All slides and schedules are available in Moodle. Self-organized work, in particular independent acquisition of relevant ecological information, is required. Textbooks Begon, M., Townsend, C.R. & Harper, J.L. 2006. Ecology: from individuals to ecosystems. Blackwell Publ. Townsend, C.R., Begon, M. & Harper, J.L. 2008. Essentials of ecology. Blackwell Publ. Southwood, T. R. 1994. Ecological methods. Chapman & Hall MacGarigal, K., Cushman, S. & Stafford, S. 2000 Multivariate statistics for wildlife and ecology research. Springer Zuur, A.F., Ieno, E.N. & Smith, G.M. 2007 Analysing ecological data. Springer Scheiner, S.M. 2001 Design and analysis of ecological experiments. Oxford Univ. Press Quinn, G.P. & Keough, M.J. 2002 Experimental design and data analysis for biologists. Cambridge Univ. Press EBooks Jorgensen - Encyclopedia of Ecology Levin - Encyclopedia of Biodiversity Levin – The Princeton Guide to Ecology Pla - Quantifying Functional Biodiversity Adams – Species Richness
Bemerkungen
Complementary module WHS
Quelle: Modulbeschreibung der BTU · abgerufen 29.09.2026Original