Download Module code SB-4323 Module Title Population, Community and

Modulecode
ModuleTitle
Degree/Diploma
TypeofModule
ModularCredits
SB-4323
Population,CommunityandEcosystemEcology
BachelorofScience(Biology)
MajorOption
4
TotalstudentWorkload
8hours/week
Contacthours
7hours/week
SB-1202OrganismsandEnvironment;SB-1203SkillsinBiologicalSciences
None
Prerequisite
Anti-requisite
Aims
Students will be able to discover, analyse and evaluate ecological concepts underlying the
organisation, distribution and abundance of biological populations, ecological communities and
ecosystems,andinterpretandcritiqueecologicalconceptsduringfieldtripstoselectedecosystems
inBruneiaswellaslab-basedpracticals.
LearningOutcomes
Onsuccessfulcompletionofthismodule,astudentwillbeexpectedtobeableto:
Lowerorder: 10% -Describeconceptsandcurrentknowledgeinpopulationandcommunity
ecology
Middleorder:10% -Analysedatafromfieldpracticalsandinterprettheresultsinwrittenreports
Higherorder: 80% -Prepareandconductoralpresentationsonecologicalconcepts
-Appraisecasestudiesduringgroupdiscussions
-Workindependentlyincriticallyreviewingjournalarticlesinecology
-Workeffectivelyandcollaborativelyingroupsduringpracticalsinthefield
ModuleContents
-Hierarchicalorganisationofecologicalsystems
-Propertiesofpopulations,populationgrowthandregulation,andmetapopulations
-Speciesinteractions
-InterspecificandIntraspecificcompetition
-Predation,parasitismandmutualism
-Communitystructureanddynamics,communitypatternsintime
-Primaryandsecondarysuccession
-theislandbiogeographytheory
-Methodsincommunityecology
-Measuresofspeciesdiversity,richnessandabundance
-Multivariateanalysesofecologicalcommunities
-Primaryandsecondaryproduction
-Ecosystemdynamicsandecosystemhealth
Assessment Formativeassessment
Tutorialassignmentsandfeedback
Summativeassessment Examination:0%
Coursework:100%
-3practicalreports(60%)
-1journalcritique(15%)
-1oralpresentation(15%)
-1casestudy(10%)