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BI2034

Community Ecology

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Autumn 2010
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Examination arrangement Written examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course includes community ecology, ecosystem and landscape ecology. The distribution, structure and organisation of biological communities will be covered. Important ecological processes like competition, mutualism, herbivorism, predation, disturbance and succession will be discussed. The course also gives an introduction to conservation biology.

Learning outcome

On completion of the course the students should be familiar with important topics in community ecology, ecosystem and landscape ecology.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures: 30 hours
Project: mandatory

Compulsory assignments

  • APPROVED
  • APPROVED

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
MNKBI230 6 sp
MNKBI234 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

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Subject areas

  • Biodiversity
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Zoology
  • Ecology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Biology

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Written examination
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2010-12-13 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Written examination
Weighting 100/100 Date 2011-06-10 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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