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Syllabus

BI1399 Ecology and environmental science, 7.5 Credits

Ekologi och miljövetenskap

Subjects

Environmental Science Biology

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Written exam	6.0	0201
Project	1.5	0202

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1N)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

Knowledge equivalent to general entry requirements and Mathematics 3b alternativly Mathematics 3c

Objectives

The course aims at providing basal knowledge of ecological concepts and ides and ecological consequences of exploitation of natural resources

After completion the student shall be able:

• to account for basal concepts and issues concerning the individual organism relation to its environment, dynamic of populations in space and time

• to account for basal concepts and issues concerning structure and dynamics of plant and animal communities, transfer of energy and matter in ecosystems

• to account for ecological consequences of human exploitation of (biological) natural resources

Content

Content

Lectures and exercises on topics related to how organisms are adapted to their environment, population dynamics, ecological interactions such as competition and predation, structure and dynamics of ecological communities (dealing with e.g. food webs and species diversity), ecosystem ecology (e.g. what determines internal and external cycling of carbon and nutrients, basal constrains of productivity etc.), ecosystem services (what they are and how they are regulated). The course also deals with human exploitation of biological natural resources (lectures and compulsory group works). The course cover e.g. ecological consequences of forestry, agriculture, fishery and hunting (harvest of populations), sustainable use, and national and global treats to biodiversity.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

Passed written exam and approved reports of group work.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Ecology