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Ecological Concepts
Levels of biological organisation and scale; community and population dynamics; species interactions; ecological energy flow
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Ecological Diversity
Major ecosystems and habitats; factors that influence diversity; invasive species; regulation of populations
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Role of Humans in Ecosystems
Human impacts on the environment, including environmental issues ; ecology of food production (ecological perspective in agriculture, increasing production for growing populations, GMOs, climate change); restoring damaged ecosystems (mitigation, restoration and legislation); sustainability and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Practicals
Practical will include both laboratory based skills and field trips and site visits. Sample practicals: Determination of population size using mark-recapture methods; virtual lab for simulations of energy flow through food chain; niche identification using owl pellets. Sample field trips/site visits: Exploring the importance of diversity and sustainablity (site visit SONAIRTE); diversity in streams - collecting and analysising invertebrate samples.
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Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Botkin, D.B and Keller, E.A.. (2014), Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet, Wiley.
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Begon, M., Townsend, C. and Harper, J.. (2005), Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems, Wiley-Blackwell, [ISBN: 9781405111].
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Supplementary Book Resources |
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Jones, A.M.. (2000), Environmental Biology, Routledge.
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This module does not have any article/paper resources |
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Other Resources |
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website, Environmental Protection Agency,
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website, National Parks and Wildlife,
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website, National Biodiversity Centre,
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Website, UN Sustainable Development Goals,
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