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Ecology
Teaching Staff: To be announced
Course Code: ΤΠ-2001
Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 2nd
ECTS: 4
Teaching Units: 3
Teaching Hours: 4
Short Description:
- Introduction to the science of Ecology and definitions. Basic research principles in the field and organization of experiment in both laboratory and physical conditions.
- Organisms in the ecosystem. Introduction to the concept of energy flow, nutrient recycling and biogeochemical cycles. The biogeochemical cycles of carbon and nitrogen. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration in the carbon cycle. Biological and atmospheric nitrogen fixation.
- The biogeochemical cycles of phosphorus and the hydrological cycle. The role of the shallow marine sediments and of coastal zones.
- Definitions and efficiency of different ecosystems . The concept of ecological efficiency and the effects of energy loss on the length of food chains.
- Light & Temperature as environmental factors in bio-activity
- The importance of water in structure, support, nutrient transport and cooling for plants. The adaptations-types of plants in extreme conditions of soil moisture.
- Types of interactions (positive, negative and neutral) among organisms. The basic model of population dynamics and the parameters that affect it.
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