| Unit name | Ecology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | BIOL20012 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Memmott |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
120cps of appropriate Level 1 units along with BIOL 20010 Science & Success and BIOL 20001 Quantitative Methods. |
| Co-requisites | |
| School/department | School of Biological Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
Ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms. It operates at three main levels, the community, the population and the individual and is studied by a variety of methods from natural history and field biology, to mathematical modelling and molecular techniques. This course will be taught by a team of ecologists, each representing a different approach to ecology and will provide a comprehensive overview. The unit will provide a direct link between the ecology currently taught in the first year (in BIOL 12000 Life Processes) and the third year (BIOL 31135 Ecology: Theory and Practice) and together they provide a logical ecological pathway through the Biology degree. A knowledge and understanding of ecological patterns and processes is key to understanding (and solving) the environmental problems such as global warming, feeding the world, energy production, the control of infectious disease and the restoration of damaged and degraded communities.
