課程名稱 |
生態學 General Ecology |
開課學期 |
101-2 |
授課對象 |
學程 生態工程學程 |
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 |
全/半年 |
半年 |
必/選修 |
必帶 |
上課時間 |
星期一6,7,8(13:20~16:20) |
上課地點 |
農工繪圖室 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。外系學生須經授課教師同意方可加選,外系人數限10人。 限本系所學生(含輔系、雙修生) 總人數上限:60人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1012ecol |
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課程概述 |
OVERVIEW
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
1.Introduction: the science of ecology
2.Human and nature
3.Biodiversity crisis
4.Ecological applications at the level of individual organisms
i.Niche theory
ii.Life-history theory
iii.Dispersal, migration and management
5.Ecological applications at the level of populations
i.Conservation of endangered species
ii.Pest management
iii.Harvest management
6.Ecological applications at the level of communities and ecosystems
i.Succession and management
ii.Food webs
iii.Ecosystems theory s
7.Ecological applications at regional and global scales
i.Landscape management
ii.Global climate change
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課程目標 |
1.Introduce the basic principles of ecology and its applications at different levels of ecosystems (i.e. individual-, population-, community-, ecosystem-, regional and global scales)
2.Explain how the environment affects organisms in terms of 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
3.Describe patterns of biological interactions and adaptations
4.Describe the causes and consequences of human-induced threats at different levels of ecological organisation
5.Illustrated ecological applications to different levels of ecosystems with published examples
6.Explain the value of biodiversity to human and biodiversity management, i.e. conservation, restoration and sustaining biodiversity
7.Introduce regional and global ecological crisis and ecological management
8.Introduce the economical and socio-political dimensions of nature and environmental management
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課程要求 |
GRADING POLICY
Group project - 40%
Quizzes- 20%
Final examination - 40%
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預期每週課後學習時數 |
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Office Hours |
另約時間 備註: Email Prof. R.Yam for appointment. |
指定閱讀 |
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參考書目 |
1.Stiling, P. (2002) Ecology: Theories and Applications. (4th Edition) Prentice-Hall International Editions, Singapore.
2.Begon, M., Harper, J.L. & Townsend, C.R. (1996) Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. (3rd Edition) Blackwell. Scientific Publications, Oxford.
3.May R.M. & McLean M.R. (2007) Theoretical Ecology :principles and applications. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press.
4.Townsend, C.R., Harper, J. L. & Begon, M. (2003) Essentials of Ecology (2nd Edition). Blackwell. Scientific Publications, Oxford.
5.Marzluff, J.M., Shulenberger, E., Endlicher, W., Alberti, M., Bradley, G., Ryan, C., Simon, U. & ZumBrunnen C. (2008) Urban Ecology: An International Perspective on the Interaction Between Humans and Nature. Springer Science and Business Media, LLC. Boston, MA.
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
2/18 |
Introduction: what is ecology? |
Week 2 |
2/25 |
Evolution and adaptation |
Week 3 |
3/04 |
Behavioral ecology I |
Week 4 |
3/11 |
Behavioral ecology II |
Week 5 |
3/18 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance I |
Week 6 |
3/25 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance II |
Week 7 |
4/01 |
Population and demography |
Week 8 |
4/08 |
Population and demography II |
Week 9 |
4/15 |
No lecture |
Week 10 |
4/22 |
Population and demography III: Population growth |
Week 11 |
4/29 |
Species interactions I: Competition |
Week 12 |
5/06 |
Species interactions II: Predation |
Week 13 |
5/13 |
Species interactions III: Mutualism |
Week 14 |
5/20 |
Community structure & dynamics I |
Week 15 |
5/27 |
Community structure & dynamics II |
Week 16 |
6/03 |
Project presentation |
Week 17 |
6/10 |
Ecosystem health, human impacts and ecological restoration |
Week 18 |
6/17 |
Final examination |
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