אקולוגיה של חברות (0431.3086)
סוג: שיעור | ||||||
מספר קורס | סמסטר | יום | משעה | עד שעה | בניין | חדר |
0431.3086.01 | א | ב | 14:00 | 16:00 | שרמן | 002 |
סוג: תרגיל | |||||||
מספר קורס | סמסטר | יום | משעה | עד שעה | בניין | חדר | שם המתרגל |
0431.3086.02 | א | ב | 16:00 | 17:00 | שרמן | 09 |
Syllabus: This course will concentrate on understanding the processes structuring ecological communities. Each class will be dedicated to understanding theoretical considerations and applying these to practical problems. From a theoretical perspective, emphasis will be placed on species coexistence, community change and the influence of space and scale on patterns and processes. Students will apply this knowledge to applied, real-world problems in ecology and conservation.
Main goals of the course:
1. Learn the fundamental patterns in community ecology and the underlying structuring forces.
2. Gain experience with applying models to describe community structure.
Topics to be covered include: competition, predator-prey dynamics, food webs, succession, niche-based versus neutral community assembly, species abundance distributions, species area relationships, zero sum dynamics, metacommunities.
A weekly quiz will test home reading.
Grades will be based on:
• Weekly quizzes
• Data analyses project
• Final exam