ECOS2010 Community ecology (5 cr)
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Description
For reaching the overall aim of connecting the patterns in empirical data to theory in community ecology, the course is designed in two parts. The first part is theoretical, and it covers both fundamental theory in community ecology as well as methodological aspects of community ecology. The fundamental theoretical part reviews how theories in community ecology have evolved through time and which are the currently accepted theoretical frameworks. The methodological part navigates through the data collection and data analysis methods commonly used in community ecology. In the second part of the course, the students work directly with real examples, through journal club discussions on published studies as well as R exercises with real data.
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is that the students learn to connect the patterns found in empirical data to theory in community ecology. The more specific learning outcomes is to learn:
- how theories in community ecology have evolved through history and which are the contemporary theoretical frameworks
- what are the typically applied statistical methods to analyze community data
- how to connect patterns in community data to theory
Additional information
The course is offered every other year: Autumn 2024, 2026
Description of prerequisites
BENA2020 Ecology or equivalent