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Module Title
LI Ecological Systems
School
School of Geog Earth & Env Sci
Department
Geography
Module Code
03 18182
Module Lead
Dr Mark Ledger
Level
Intermediate Level
Credits
20
Semester
Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions
Optional for: BA Geography, BSc Geography, BSc Environmental Science, BSc Environmental Management, BSc Environmental Science with a Professional Placement Abroad, BSc Environmental Geosciences, BA/BSc Joint and Combined Honours with Geography
The module provides a thorough grounding in basic ecology at the species, population and community levels. We will explore how factors including dispersal, habitat and species interactions affect the distribution of species in marine, freshwater and terrestrial communities, study the demographics and regulation of populations, and investigate regulation of communities by competition, predation and physical disturbance. Major ecological concepts including succession and food web dynamics will be described.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts of ecology with reference to species distribution, populations, communities and ecosystems;
Integrate and evaluate information acquired through lectures and directed reading to produce a written critique of a specific ecological concept or issue;
Assessment
18182-03 : Class Tests (3) Average : Class Test (50%)
18182-11 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Moss, B. 1998. Ecology of Fresh Waters, Man and Medium. Blackwell.
Begon M, Harper J L & Townsend C R. 1996. Ecology: individuals, populations and communities. 3rd ed. Blackwell Science.
Giller, P S & Malmqvist, B. 1998. The Biology of Streams and Rivers. Oxford University Press.
Allan, J D. 1995. Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters. Chapman & Hall.
Mason, C E. 1996. Biology of Freshwater Pollution. 3rd ed. Longman.
Krebs, C J. 2001. Ecology: the experimental analysis of distribution and abundance. 5th ed. Benjamin Cummings.