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Terrestrial Ecosystems
Teaching Staff: To be announced
Course Code: ΤΠ-4005
Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 4th
ECTS: 5
Teaching Units: 5
Teaching Hours: 5
Short Description:
- Global vegetation zones - ecosystems
- Vegetation zones in Greece
- Environmental conditions: introduction. Temperature: introduction.
- Basic concepts and introduction to Mediterranean ecosystems. Data on the biotic and abiotic environment of Greece.
- Effect of temperature on the level of populations and species. Climate classification systems - Climate classifications by Kopen and Thornwaite - Bioclimatic classifications - The climate of Greece.
- Mediterranean biomes: Flora, vegetation.
- Structure of Mediterranean ecosystems, evolution, types.
- Diversity of the terrestrial flora of Greece - Phytogeographical position and phytogeographical departments of Greece.
- Threats for the Mediterranean ecosystems
- Forest Fires in Mediterranean ecosystems.
- Threat coping strategies (drought, grazing, fires).
- Grazing: effects at the level of organism, species and ecosystem.
- Post-fire ecology of Mediterranean ecosystems.
- Coastal & Mountain Ecosystems of Greece. Coniferous, deciduous broadleaf forests.
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