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Biology, Ecology Community Ecology Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Biology Prof. Dr. Petras Kurlavicius Studentu 39, Vilnius LT-08106, room 227, tel. +370 85 32652, [email protected] English Language of Instruction General Ecology Required Prerequisites Suggested Academic Cycle Bachelor degree studies (from 2nd year of studies) or Year of Studies Autumn/Spring Semester 3 ECTS Credits 4 Contact Hours per Week Elective Compulsory/ Elective Lectures, seminars and individual consultations Methods of Teaching Form of Assessment 2 papers (20+30), individual essay 30, final test 20 Title of the Study Program Title of the Module Faculty, Department Instructor Address Course Description The course is a detail and thorough investigation of theory and empirical studies of biological communities (mostly of plant, animal and microbial) including methodology, community structure, diversity, succession, and links to ecosystem function. The main objective of the course is to provide the framework for understanding the main concepts and theories of biological community ecology, while familiarizing students with the important theoretical and empirical research in the field. Most attention would be paid to (the course topics): interspecific competition, predation, parasitism, food webs and indirect effects, regional patterns in species diversity and abundance, species area relationship, island biogeography, habitat selection in animal, community assembly theory, ecological succession, community stability, patchiness and disturbance. Readings 1. Robert E. Ricklefs & Gary L. Miller. Ecology (fourth edition). 2. Tilman, D. 1988. Plant Strategies and the Dynamics and Structure of Plant Communities. Monographs in Population Biology, Princeton University Press. 3. Tilman, D. and P. Kareiva, Eds. 1997. Spatial Ecology: The Role of Space in Population Dynamics and Interspecific Interactions. Monographs in Population Biology, Princeton University Press.
