Ecology I

Teacher(s)

Van Dyck Hans; Wesselingh Renate (coordinator);

Language

French

Content

This course treats all the questions that have a link with ecology, both the theoretical concepts illustrated by practical examples, but also the impact of man on ecosystems.
More in detail, the cours deals with

• the ecology of individuals (abiotic conditions, resources, intraspecific competition, ecological niche)
• population ecology (life cycles, demography, migration and dispersal, life history, impact of intraspecific competition on populations)
• community ecology (the different types of interactions between species, interspecific competition and community structure, predator-prey relationships, effects of predation on community structure)
• ecosystem dynamics (biogeochemical cycles, primary productivity, energy flow through ecosystems, interactions between trophic levels)
• the biosphere (influence of abiotic conditions on ecosystems, terrestrial and aquatic biomes, biodiversity, impact of the human population)

Practical activities outdoors will help to illustrate the theoretical concepts.

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Faculty or entity

BIOL