Ecology

ECTS: 7
Department: GB
Degree level: 2^nd year of Bachelor
Teaching period: Lab work: 13h / outdoor activities / Theoritical distance learning: 8h / Personal Tutorial: 1h / Exam 2h
Instructors: Anne CACHAT and Laurent VILLERMET

Course topics

Topics of lessons are to understand: match between organisms and their environments, organisms interactions (predation, parasitism, mutualism …), flux of energy and matter through communities, communities stability and structure. Several outdoor activities will be organized to study different ecosystems (river, forest, pond) with lab work supporting studies (standardized water quality index, species quantification and qualification).