課程名稱 |
生態學 General Ecology |
開課學期 |
104-2 |
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 |
星期一7,8,9(14:20~17:20) |
上課地點 |
農工繪圖室 |
備註 |
本課程以英語授課。 總人數上限:65人 |
Ceiba 課程網頁 |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1042BSE2029_ |
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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.
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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:
Assignments and continuous assessment (10%)
Project presentation (30%)
Class tests (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: By email appointment |
指定閱讀 |
待補 |
參考書目 |
Stiling, P. (2002) Ecology: Theories and Applications. (4th Edition) Prentice-Hall International Editions, Singapore.
Begon, M., Harper, J.L. & Townsend, C.R. (1996) Ecology: Individuals, Populations and Communities. (3rd Edition) Blackwell. Scientific Publications, Oxford.
May R.M. & McLean M.R. (2007) Theoretical Ecology :principles and applications. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press.
Townsend, C.R., Harper, J. L. & Begon, M. (2003) Essentials of Ecology (2nd Edition). Blackwell. Scientific Publications, Oxford.
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評量方式 (僅供參考) |
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週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
Week 1 |
2/22 |
No lecture |
Week 2 |
2/29 |
No lecture |
Week 3 |
3/07 |
What is ecology? |
Week 4 |
3/14 |
Evolution and adaptation |
Week 5 |
3/21 |
Behavioral ecology |
Week 6 |
3/28 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance I |
Week 7 |
4/04 |
No lecture |
Week 8 |
4/11 |
Distribution, dispersal, and abundance II |
Week 9 |
4/18 |
Population and demography |
Week 10 |
4/25 |
Species interaction I: Competition |
Week 11 |
5/02 |
Species interaction II: Predation and mutualism |
Week 12 |
5/09 |
Community structure and dynamics I: Succession |
Week 13 |
5/16 |
Community structure and dynamics II: Biodiversity |
Week 14 |
5/23 |
Community dynamics I: Community organization |
Week 15 |
5/30 |
Community dynamics II: Disturbances and community stability |
Week 16 |
6/06 |
Case studies: Ecological concepts |
Week 17 |
6/13 |
Ecosystem service assessment and ecological restoration |
Week 18 |
6/20 |
Final examination |
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