ECOLOGY - channel 2

9 CFU - 2° Semester

ERMINIA CONTI - Module ECOLOGIA - BIO/07 - 3 CFU
CHRISTIAN MULDER - Module ECOLOGY - BIO/07 - 6 CFU

Learning Objectives

ECOLOGIA
The main aim of the Ecology Practice is the aquisition of the tools to assess the biosphere as a single large ecosystem in which different species, including humans, interact each other and with the environment using several kind of metrics.
ECOLOGY
The main aim of the Ecology course is the knowledge of the biosphere as a single large ecosystem in which different species, including humans, interact each other within their environment. This involves the understanding of ecological systems as functional units and in particular the flow of energy and cycle of matter as well as the numerical fluctuations of populations and interspecific interactions.

ECOLOGIA
Independent thematic acitivities will offer opportunities to use the students' skills to bring together different data, to explore, and finally to achieve environmental and biological assessments in theory.
ECOLOGY
The entire Ecology course will be given in English. Upon request, a final examination in English will be possible.

ECOLOGIA
Relationships between organisms and their environment. Population ecology. Behavioural ecology and sociobiology. Relationships among organisms. Optimal foraging. Game theories.
ECOLOGY
Origin and evolution of ecology. Ecosystem and its properties. Relationships between organisms and their environment. Physical and chemical resources. Ecological niche. Ecological stoichiometry. Population ecology. Autoecology and behavioural ecology. Community ecology. Relationships among organisms. Food webs and their history. Functional traits. Allometric scaling. Energy flux. Ecological networks. Ecosystem changes over time. Biomes. Case studies. Ecological footprint. Insular biogeography, Fragmentation. Biodiversity and stability

ECOLOGIA
1) T.M. Smith & R.L. Smith - Elementi di ecologia. Pearson

2) G. Chelazzi, A. Provini & G. Santini - Ecologia. Dagli organismi agli ecosistemi. CEA Ed.

3) M. Begon, J. L. Harper & C. R. Townsend - Ecologia: individui, popolazioni, comunità. Zanichelli
ECOLOGY
1) M. Begon, J. L. Harper & C. R. Townsend - Ecology: From Individuals To Ecosystems. Blackwell/Wiley

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