Course code

MLB6902.LT

old course code

MLB6902

Course title in Estonian

Üldökoloogia

Course title in English

General Ecology

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

A compulsory subject in the BA curriculum of Biology, which aims to explain the complicated relationships that exist among organisms and between organisms and environment.

Brief description of the course

Historical background of ecology; basic terms and notations used in ecology. Abiotic and biotic environment. Ecological amplitude and niche. Structure of populations. Migration and dispersal in time and space. Mutual interactions among organisms. Communities and succession. Ecosystems: energy flow and cycling of matter.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
In the end of the course, students are able to explain the interaction between biota and abiotic environment, to analyze the formation of ecological hierarchies, and to show the relevance of ecology to modern societies.

Teacher

prof Margus Pensa, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Study programmes containing that course

Public and Business Management (RKHKB/14.YK)
Public and Business Management (RKHKB/13.YK)
Public and Business Management (RKHKB/12.YK)
Public and Business Management (RKHKB/11.YK)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/11.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/11.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/11.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/10.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/10.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/10.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/09.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/09.LT)
Health Promotion Specialist (HKTJR/09.HK)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/09.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/08.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/08.LT)
Environmental Management (MLKSB/08.LT)
Biology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLBB/00.LT)
Geoecology (with Minor Field of Study) (MLGB/00.LT)