Ecology 1300-OEKLC-GEP
Exercise topics:
1. Changes of population abundance
- Simulation of logistic population growth
- population abundance change as a result of prey – predator interaction
2. Methods of estimating population density
- plants
- animals
3. Demographics of the population
- life tables
- projection matrices
4. Energy flow through the ecosystem
5. Evaluation of natural environment based on biological indicators:
- phytoindicators - ecological indicator numbers
- lichen communities - lichen scale
- presence of mushrooms - Maple Leaf
Field activities:
- Evaluation of the density of selected plant populations in the forest.
- Valuation of the habitat based on ecological indicator numbers for various types of plant communities.
Type of course
Assessment criteria
Knowledge of all issues presented during the course (final written assessment).
Practical placement
none
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