Course code

MLB6901.LT

old course code

MLB6901

Course title in Estonian

Eesti elustik ja elukooslused

Course title in English

Estonian Life Communities

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Elle Rajandu (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester

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

Course aims

Encourage the formation of knowledge of the Estonian main
terrestrial and aquatic communities and their biota. To develop an
understanding of the Estonian biota and life communities today's
condition and the factors affecting it.

Brief description of the course

Systematic classification of Estonian biota. Main Estonian biota.
Vegetation. Forests, meadows and bogs - concept, importance, history in Estonia,
ecology, distribution, human impact, flora, fauna. Valuable habitats.
The high small-scale species richness of wooded meadows and its reasons.
General characteristics of the Baltic Sea, benthic flora, plants growing on the coast and islands,
phytoplankton and zooplankton. Species composition of the Baltic Sea benthic fauna, fish,
birds, mammals. Peculiarities of the fish. Lakes and rivers
as a living environment. Estonian lakes and rivers, their characteristic flora and
invertebrates and vertebrates. Anthropogenic communities. Estonian sub-cultivated flora and weeds. Alien species.
Compilation of food webs of the main Estonian biota.
Estonian biota in pictures and sounds. The state of Estonian biota and biota and the factors affecting it.
The course includes various videos and audio recordings and field trips. Recreation students prepare a study trail as a group work. Natural science students prepare a presentation on inland water bodies as a group work.
Subject program topics that are not covered in contact lessons, as well as topics that require in-depth knowledge, are covered independently with the help of literature.
Based on the independently studied materials and what was presented in the lecture, various tasks are completed.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has basic knowledge of Estonian ecosystems and the species found there, is able to describe the formation of ecosystems and the ecological processes taking place there;
- knows typical species in Estonian main communities;
- understands the current state of Estonian biota and life communities and the factors affecting it;
- can plan a field trip to Estonian nature (recreation students).

Teacher

Lekt Elle Rajandu PhD

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