課程名稱 |
生態學 Ecology |
開課學期 |
109-2 |
授課對象 |
生物資源暨農學院 生物環境系統工程學系 |
授課教師 |
任秀慧 |
課號 |
BSE2029 |
課程識別碼 |
602E27800 |
班次 |
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學分 |
3.0 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
必帶 |
上課時間 |
星期三2,3,4(9:10~12:10) |
上課地點 |
農工繪圖室 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。英文授課。 總人數上限:60人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1092BSE2029_ |
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課程概述 |
OVERVIEW 課程概論
THE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCES ORGANISMS PROFOUNDLY. IT AFFECTS THEIR PRESENT-DAY ECOLOGY (DETERMINING WHERE THEY LIVE AND HOW MANY CAN SURVIVE THERE) AND, THROUGH NATURAL SELECTION ACTING OVER PAST GENERATIONS, INFLUENCES THEIR FORM AND ADAPTATIONS. PRESENT DAY HUMAN-INDUCED CHANGES TO THE ENVIRONMENT ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR ENDANGERING SPECIES AND EVEN DRIVING THEM TO EXTINCTION. THIS COURSE INTRODUCES THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND THE APPLICATIONS OF ECOLOGY AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ECOSYSTEMS (I.E. INDIVIDUAL-, POPULATION-, COMMUNITY-, ECOSYSTEM-, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALES). THE ECOLOGICAL THEORIES WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH EXAMPLES IN ORDER TO ENABLE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LINKS BETWEEN THE ENVIRONMENT AND ORGANISMS AS WELL AS THE BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS AND HUMAN-INDUCED THREATS AT EACH LEVEL OF ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION. THE PRESENT COURSE WILL BE CONCLUDED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, I.E. CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY, GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL CRISIS, AND THE ECONOMICAL AND SOCIO-POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
COURSE CONTENT 課程大綱
INTRODUCTION: THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY
HUMAN AND NATURE
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AT THE LEVEL OF INDIVIDUAL ORGANISMS
I. NICHE THEORY
II. LIFE-HISTORY THEORY
III. DISPERSAL, MIGRATION AND MANAGEMENT
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AT THE LEVEL OF POPULATIONS
I. CONSERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES
II. PEST MANAGEMENT
III. HARVEST MANAGEMENT
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AT THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
I. SUCCESSION AND MANAGEMENT
II. FOOD WEBS
III. ECOSYSTEMS THEORY S
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS AT REGIONAL AND GLOBAL SCALES
I. LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT
II. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE |
課程目標 |
待補 |
課程要求 |
Final grade of each student is based on the following FOUR assessment components,
1. Assignments and continuous assessment (20%)
2. Project (30%)
3. Class tests (10%)
4. Final examination (40%) |
預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
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指定閱讀 |
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參考書目 |
Selected papers and other suggested reading materials. |
評量方式 (僅供參考) |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
2/24 |
Course introduction |
Week 2 |
3/03 |
Evolution and adaptation |
Week 3 |
3/10 |
Evolution & adaptation 2 |
Week 4 |
3/17 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance 1 |
Week 5 |
3/24 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance 2 |
Week 6 |
3/31 |
No lecture |
Week 7 |
4/07 |
Behavioral ecology |
Week 8 |
4/14 |
On-line lecture |
Week 9 |
4/21 |
Mid-term exam |
Week 10 |
4/28 |
Behavioral ecology 2 |
Week 11 |
5/05 |
Population and demography |
Week 12 |
5/12 |
Biological interactions: predation, competition, mutualism |
Week 13 |
5/19 |
No lecture |
Week 14 |
5/26 |
Biological interactions: Competition & predation
Lecture content moved to NTUCOOL! |
Week 15 |
6/02 |
Community structure & dynamics: Succession & biodiversity conservation
Lecture content moved to NTUCOOL! |
Week 16 |
6/09 |
Ecosystem service assessment and ecological restoration
Lecture content moved to NTUCOOL! |
Week 17 |
6/16 |
No lecture (Final examination cancelled!) |
Week 18 |
6/23 |
Individual project presentation |
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