Ecology

General data

Course ID:	1300-OEKLW-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.204 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Ecology
Name in Polish:	Ekologia
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. geologia środowiskowa
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Short description:	During the course will be discussed the philosophical and theoretical assumptions of ecology, basic concepts and definitions, the main abiotic factors, phenomena and processes that occur at different levels of the organization of nature (biosphere, ecosystem, biocoenosis, population, individual), and issues related to the thermodynamics of ecological systems. The students learn the most important research methods used in ecological studies and ways to elaborate the results.
Full description:	During the course will be discussed the philosophical and theoretical assumptions of ecology, basic concepts and definitions, the main abiotic factors, phenomena and processes that occur at different levels of the organization of nature (biosphere, ecosystem, biocoenosis, population, individual), and issues related to the thermodynamics of ecological systems. Lecture topics: 1. Origin of life. 2. Basic concepts and definitions used in ecology, philosophical assumptions of ecology. 3. Ecological factors: climatic, physiographic, orographic, edaphic, biotic. 4. Biosphere: metabolism, primary production, decomposition. 5. Ecosystem - structure: trophic networks, trophic chains, trophic pyramids. 6. Ecosystem functioning - energy flow, circulation of matter 7. Stability of ecosystems: balance, durability and stability. 8. Dynamics of ecosystems: the classical theory of succession and alternative theories. 9. Population: characteristics, processes, dynamics, survival curves. 10. Population demography, metapopulation. 11. Organism: ecological niche, ecological amplitude, acclimatization, adaptation, tolerance and resistance to stress. 12. Organism: intra- and interspecies interactions. 13. Biomes: climatic and soil zones, vegetation formations and associated animal communities. 14. Biodiversity: levels, measurements, patterns, synanthropic species, species invasions.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Mackenzie A., Ball A.S., Virdee S.R. 2005. Krótkie wykłady. Ekologia. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Weiner J. 2005. Życie i ewolucja biosfery, PWN, Warszawa. Falińska K. 2004. Ekologia roślin. PWN, Warszawa. Begon M., Harper J.L., Townsend C.R. 1996. Ecology. Individuals, Populations, and Communities. 3. ed., Blackwell. Krebs Ch.J. 2011. Ekologia. PWN, Warszawa. Materials for discussion presented during classes.
Learning outcomes:	On completion of the course, the student: - recognizes the multiple relationships between components of the environment (K_W01), - knows the problems and research methods of the selected sciences: natural sciences, social sciences humanities, sciences, agricultural or medical sciences(K_W02), - understand the place of environmental policy and the principles of sustainable development in the socio – economic context(K_W07), - recognizes the models describing the environment (K_W08), - interprets the international dimension of environmental protection (K_W09), - knows the rules of using the space (K_W10), - understands the biotransformation of xenobiotics in the environment (K_W11), - recognizes the evolutionary and philosophical contexts of natural phenomena (K_W12), - recognizes the basic terms in a foreign language (English) the field of environmental protection (K_W13), - uses specialized terminology in the field of environmental protection in Polish and English (K_U6), - acknowledges the role of environmental and health education and care (K_K02), - is aware of the political and socio - economic determinants of environmental protection (K_K07).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Knowledge of all issues presented during the course.
Practical placement:	Not applicable.

This course is not currently offered.

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