Curriculum subject

Basics of Ecology

Subject
Subject code	ATÖ142
Subject name	Basics of Ecology
Credit points	4 ECTS
Grading method	Exam

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2011 KT
Study year	1
Semester	Spring semester
Subject type	Mandatory

Subject loads
Lecture	40

General description
Research object of ecology. Ecological factors, autotrophs, heterotrophs, relations between organisms. Food chain. Species, population and characteristics that characterise them. Ecosystem, notions that characterise it. Adaptation, formation of a species, importance of species in an ecosystem. Natural selection. Ecological global problems: nutrition problems, water and soil problems. Natural resources and their usage. Forests, importance of forests as an energy binder. Relations of applied biology and biotechnology. Ethics.

General aim
The objective of the course is to provide knowledge about ecology, fundamental notions of the field and ecological global problems, interconnect the knowledge acquired with the field of study, be enriched with the knowledge of interrelations between nature’s biotic and abiotic parts and develop value judgements, based on a high valuation of nature protection.

Aim
The student: - knows the fundamental notions of ecology, defined with the curriculum; - understands and can evaluate ecological global problems; - interrelates theoretical opinions with the speciality and -can give ethical assessments to phenomena.

Form description
Lectures, seminars, compilation of reports, independent work, group work.

Literature
1. Kallak, H. Bioevolutsioon. Tallinn, Valgus, 1990 2. Anttila, p jt. Globaalsed keskkonnaprobleemid. Turu Ülikool,Täienduskoolituskeskus, Tallinna Tehnikaülikool, Keskkonnatehnika Instituut. 1996 3. Pleijel. Ökoloogiaraamat. Sissejuhatus ökoloogia alustesse.1993 4. Masing, V. Koost. Ökoloogialeksikon. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, 1992

Current rounds
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