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Cursus: GEO3-2140
GEO3-2140
Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation
Cursus informatie
CursuscodeGEO3-2140
Studiepunten (EC)7,5
Cursusdoelen
After the course, the student will be able to:
  • Describe the basic principles and concepts in ecology at its different levels of aggregation (organism, population, community and ecosystem);
  • Observe and describe ecological interactions, processes and patterns;
  • Exemplify how drivers of, and solutions for, many sustainability challenges (e.g., biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, pest management) are based on ecological principles and concepts;
  • Critically assess the ecological basis of a real-life sustainability challenge and apply ecological principles and concepts to find a solution for the challenge.
Inhoud
This course consists of 2 parts. Part I (first 5 weeks) introduces the essential ecological principles and concepts at its different aggregation levels, from individual organism to ecosystem. Part II (second 5 weeks) highlights how these concepts and principles underlie global sustainability challenges and how an understanding of ecology can contribute to solving these challenges. We will cover a broad diversity of challenges, ranging from the sixth extinction to ecological restoration and management of overabundant populations. The course will draw on examples from both the global North and the global South and as such contribute to the international character of the curriculum and the emphasis on global sustainability challenges.

 
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