2024
Community Biology and Ecosystems
Name: Community Biology and Ecosystems
Code: BIO12350L
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Analyze and discuss the general principles of communities and ecosystems (terrestrial, freshwater and
oceanic).
Understanding the dynamic nature of the higher levels of biological material and the effect of natural
and/or anthropogenic disturbances.
oceanic).
Understanding the dynamic nature of the higher levels of biological material and the effect of natural
and/or anthropogenic disturbances.
Contents
Biological communities : general features, definitions and concepts; properties of communities, richness,
diversity and evenness; resilience and stability; models of distribution of abundances; key species in
communities; temporal patterns at different scales (daily, seasonal, annual, historical and geological);
allogenic, autogenic, primary and secondary successions; the climax concept; habitat selection.
Ecosystems: concepts, structure and processes; types of ecosystems and biomes; flows of energy and
matter; primary production; species as modifiers of ecosystems.
Structure and functioning of freshwater and brackish ecosystems. Coastal and marine ecosystems. Ocean
ecosystems.
diversity and evenness; resilience and stability; models of distribution of abundances; key species in
communities; temporal patterns at different scales (daily, seasonal, annual, historical and geological);
allogenic, autogenic, primary and secondary successions; the climax concept; habitat selection.
Ecosystems: concepts, structure and processes; types of ecosystems and biomes; flows of energy and
matter; primary production; species as modifiers of ecosystems.
Structure and functioning of freshwater and brackish ecosystems. Coastal and marine ecosystems. Ocean
ecosystems.
Teaching Methods
Structured and applied lectures supported by slide presentations.
Evaluation through frequencies regime and final exam.
Evaluation through frequencies regime and final exam.
Teaching Staff
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