Courses
BIOL3007 Ecology (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- Biology major Year 3/4 standing or Bioresources and Agricultural Science major Year 3/4 standing
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
This course places emphasis on biological functioning at the levels of population, community and ecosystem, and is organized around the principles of energy flow and nutrient cycles. Human interventions such as urbanization, harvesting renewable and nonrenewable resources, and pollution generation are considered in relation to natural limits, natural regulations and regeneration mechanisms, and long-term ecosystem stability.