本課程是以地理系大三學生為主要授課對象，其他凡對環境生態問題有興趣之學生也是授課
對象。
上課時間為星期四下午二點二十分至五點二十分，為一學期三學分之課程。

課程前半學期是以介紹基本生態觀念及在處理環境問題所應用的生態原則為主，後半學期則
是討論當前世界與台灣重要的環境生態問題。

上課內容大致可分為下列主題:簡介環境生態、生物與環境、族群生態學、群落生態學、生
態系統的構造與機能、生態系統種類及特色、臭氧層破壞、溫室效應、酸雨、空氣污染問
題、水污染問題、土壤污染、固體廢棄物處理問題、核廢料處理問題、森林減少、沙漠化、
野生動植物棲地破壞及種歧異度減少等。
The course covers topics in the areas of individual, population, community, and ecosystem ecology, as well as humanity’s effect on natural systems. This course gives students an introduction to the main principles of ecology covers population, community and ecosystem ecology of plants and animals. It focuses on the interactions of organisms with each other and with their abiotic environment. In addition, we will also consider the relationships between basic ecological science and current environmental problems.