ECTS
ECTS Course Catalogue
Course details
Course code: BIS10021o11Semester: 2011/2012 winter
Name: ECOLOGY
Major: Bioinformatics
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 2
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: dr Elżbieta Kowalska
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: During the course, the student acquires knowledge of the structure and mechanisms of biological systems functioning on levels of populations, biocoenoses, ecosystems, landscapes and biosphere. The student is capable of determining relations between organisms, their environment and the role of humans in environmental processes. The student is able to apply to ecological principles in environment protection and nature conservancy.
Competences: The course provides sufficient skills to carry out studies in ecology and work in the area of broadly understood environment protection and nature conservancy in ecological services and state administration.
Prerequisites: Zoology
Course content: Area and methods in ecology. Limiting factors. Population, biocoenosis, ecosystem, landscape – structure and functioning. Succession. Biodiversity and biological equilibrium. Climates, soils and biomes of the Earth. Biogeography. Circulation of matter and energy flow. Structure and productivity of land and water ecosystems. Ecology and environment protection and nature conservancy. Sustainable development.
Recommended literature: Banaszak, J., Wiśniewski, H. 1999. Podstawy ekologii. WSP, Bydgoszcz Falińska, K. 2004. Ekologia roślin. PWN, Warszawa Kornaś, J., Medwecka-Kornaś, A. 2002. Geografia roślin. PWN, Warszawa Krebs, Ch. 2001. Ekologia. Eksperymentalna analiza rozmieszczenia i liczebności. PWN, Warszawa Richling, J. Solon. 1998. Ekologia krajobrazu. PWN, Warszawa Stanley, S.M. 2003. Historia Ziemi. PWN, Warszawa Weiner, J. 2003. Życie i ewolucja biosfery. PWN, Warszawa
Assessment methods: Obligatory completion of laboratory training Minimum 60% of knowledge to pass
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