1 |
Vandermeer, J. H. and Goldberg, D. E. (2003). Population Ecology: First Principles. Princeton University Press. |
2 |
Gurney, W. S. C. and Nisbet, R. M. (1998). Ecological Dynamics. Oxford. |
3 |
Botkin, D. B. and Keller, E.A. (2011). Environmental Science Earth as Living Planet 8th edition. JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. |
Course content
|
Subject |
Houre |
Lecture |
Field |
Independent study |
NO of week |
1 |
Principles of Population Ecology. |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
Properties of populations. Population Dynamics. |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
Factors That Affect Future Population Growth. |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
How Are Populations Measured? |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
5 |
Population Regulation; * Density, - Density Independent factors. - Density Dependent factors * Dispersion, - Patterns of Dispersion; clumped dispersion, uniform dispersion, random dispersion. |
24 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
2
|
6 |
· Human Population, · Humans are Recent Arrivals, · The Global Human Population. |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
7 |
Human Population Growth, Survivorship Curve |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
· Demography, demographic Processes · Age Structure and Human Population · Age Distribution of the World’s Population, · population pyramids.
|
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
9 |
· Fertility Rate, , · Infant Mortality and Life Expectancy. · Population Growth Models, - Exponential model, J shaped curve, Exponential growth formula · Logistics Model, Logistic Growth Equation,
|
24 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
2
|
10 |
· A life table, Constructing a Life Table, · Carrying Capacity (k), Global Carrying Capacity · Mortality Patterns,
|
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
11 |
· Survivorship Curves, types of Survivorship Curves, · Factors Limiting Growth Rate |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
· Metapopulation dynamics. |
12 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
1 |