Code: | BIOL1004 | Acronym: | BIOL1004 | Level: | 100 |
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Classification | Keyword |
OFICIAL | Biology |
Active? | Yes |
Responsible unit: | Department of Biology |
Course/CS Responsible: | Bachelor in Landscape Architecture |
Acronym | No. of Students | Study Plan | Curricular Years | Credits UCN | Credits ECTS | Contact hours | Total Time |
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L:AP | 33 | Official Study Plan | 1 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
L:CC | 0 | Plano de estudos a partir de 2014 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:CTA | 44 | Plano estudos a partir do ano letivo 2016/17 | 1 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
L:F | 1 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
L:G | 4 | study plan from 2017/18 | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:M | 3 | Official Study Plan | 2 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
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L:Q | 10 | study plan from 2016/17 | 3 | - | 6 | 48 | 162 |
Understand the basic concepts in the field of ecology and acquire the capacity to use them to interpret and act on a real world context.
Correctly interpret several ecological situations the student may come across.
A - THEORETICAL PROGRAM
I – Introduction
Ecology: meaning, terminology and scope. Multidisciplinarity. The development of Ecology. Importance of ecological studies. General organization of the Biosphere: spatial and trophic structure.
II – The nature of ecosystem
Components of ecological systems: abiotic and biotic components. Regulating factors: temperature, photoperiod, water, atmospheric gases, biogenic salts. The water cycle. Soil ecology. Organic matter decomposition. Matter recirculation in ecosystems.
III – Ecosystem functioning
Flow of energy in different ecosystems. Primary production and environmental controls on primary production. Pattern of world distribution of primary productivity. Secondary production. Food chains and trophic levels. Major food chains. Ecological pyramids. Energy budget. Ecological efficiencies.
IV – Biogeochemical cycles
The basic types of biogeochemical cycles. Major biogeochemical cycles: the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle, the phosphorus cycle.
V- Populations.
Density, natality, mortality, migration. Population growth. Life tables. Age structure. Survival curves. Species interactions: neutralism, protocooperation, mutualism, comensalism, coevolution. Competition (intra and inter specific).The Lotka-Volterra model. The Tilman model. Predation. Metapopulations: concepts and aplications.
VI - Communities.
Taxocenosis and guild. Properties: species composition, diversity, dominance, equitability, growth. Biodiversity. Species richness. Diversity indexes (Shannon-Weaver and Simpson). Geographic patterns. Ecological niche. Ecological sucession. Primary and secondary sucession. Seral communities and climax communities.
VII - Ecosystems.
Stability, constancy, resilience, resistence, persistence. The intermediate disturbance theory. r and K strategies. Life strategies.
VIII – Biomes
Main characteristics of major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems of the world.
B - PRACTICAL PROGRAM
Visualization of documentaries about several biomes of the world. Discussion and commentary.
Theoretical classes, using slide show presentations and case study analysis.
Practical classes with visioning and discussion of documentaries concerning ecological aspects discussed in the discipline.
Case study discussion.
designation | Weight (%) |
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Exame | 100,00 |
Total: | 100,00 |
designation | Time (hours) |
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Frequência das aulas | 48,00 |
Total: | 48,00 |
Frequency of the discipline classes under the law and regulations in force.
Obtain minimum rating (9.5 on a scale of 0 to 20, in accordance with regulations in force) in the final exam.
Final exam – 100%
Non applicable.
Não aplicável
Classification improvement is done according to law and regulations in force, in final exam.
Students that don’t speak Portuguese may be subjected to alternative forms of evaluation.
There will be no oral examinations.