Course - Community Ecology and Eco Systems - BI2034
BI2034 - Community Ecology and Eco Systems
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Assignment and Written examination
Grade: Letters
| Evaluation form | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids | Grade deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment | 40/100 | |||
| Written examination | 60/100 | 4 hours | D |
Course content
The course introduces community ecological theory and analysis methods and ecosystem processes and services. Central themes are patterns in species richness and biodiversity, methods to describe patterns on community level, ecosystem functions, predation and other interspecific interactions, disturbance effects, succession, and food webs. The links between community and ecosystem processes and services will be described with theory and examples. The course gives a background for conservation biology with examples on management in different landscapes and ecosystems. The students work in groups and during a field course they gather data, during exercises they process their data with different mathematical methods and discuss central themes in community ecology.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
After completing the course the students should:
Have knowledge about different drivers for community composition.
Know the basic theories about mechanisms important to species distribution and abundance
Have a general understanding if the links between community composition and ecosystem functions.
Be able to understand and interpret methods used to describe patterns in occurrence and distribution of species in natural communities.
Skills:
The student can:
Apply different diversity indices
Understand patterns based on uni- and multivariate analyses
Explain central theories and discuss important ecological mechanisms that influence ecosystems and community ecological patterns in nature.
General competence:
The student can:
To some extent plan, carry out, analyse and report a scientific project
Learning methods and activities
Learning methods and activities
Lectures: 30 hours
Seminars: 40 hours
Written and oral presentation of group project and active seminar participation
4-days field course during the first week of the semester
labwork in addition
Mandatory activities
Approved presentation of project work
Seminar and exercise participation
Approved field course participation
Compulsory assignments APPROVED
Examinations can be held orally outside teaching semester
Compulsory assignments
- APPROVED
- APPROVED
- Approved fieldcourse
Further on evaluation
All assessment components included in the course must be passed. In the case of 'fail' or 'retake' , the final written examination needs to be taken again. Appeals for reassessment apply to the final written examination only. The individual components will not be graded and assessment consists of an overall final grade. The written exam can be changed to an oral exam in the semester when the course is not taught.
Please refer to these supplementary regulations UTF §5-6 at NTNU for information on re-sit examinations (oral and written) in science courses.
1. Final examination in each semester -for courses with prefix BI, IT and KJ a final examination is held during the examination period every semester.
2. New assessment incase of fail - please refer to the course description for details on which components of the course need to be retaken in case of re-assessment.
Specific conditions
Exam registration requires that class registration is approved in the same semester. Compulsory activities from previous semester may be approved by the department.
Recommended previous knowledge
The course builds on BI 1003 and also knowledge of plant and animal taxonomy.
Credit reductions
| Course code | Reduction | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| MNKBI234 | 7.5 | ||
| MNKBI230 | 6.0 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: AUTUMN 2020
No.of lecture hours: 4
Lab hours: 2
No.of specialization hours: 2
Language of instruction: English
Location: Trondheim
- Biodiversity
- Biology
- Botany
- Zoology
- Ecology
Department with academic responsibility
Department of Biology
Phone:
Examination
Examination arrangement: Assignment and Written examination
- Term Status code Evaluation form Weighting Examination aids Date Time Digital exam Room *
- Autumn ORD Assignment 40/100
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Assignment 40/100
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Room Building Number of candidates - Autumn ORD Written examination 60/100 D INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates - Spring ORD Written examination 60/100 D INSPERA
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Room Building Number of candidates
- * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
For more information regarding registration for examination and examination procedures, see "Innsida - Exams"