Educational guide

IDENTIFYING DATA

2023_24

Subject

COMMUNITY AND ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY

Code

00206023

Study programme

0206 - GRADO EN BIOLOGÍA

Descriptors

Credit.

Type

Year

Period

Compulsory

Third

Second

Language

Castellano

Prerequisites

Department

BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL

Coordinador

GARCÍA CRIADO , FRANCISCO

E-mail

fgarc@unileon.es
jofeg@unileon.es
jogarg@unileon.es
egarr@unileon.es
ipria@unileon.es

Lecturers

GARCÍA CRIADO , FRANCISCO

FERNANDEZ GUISURAGA , JOSE MANUEL

GARCIA GIRON , JORGE

GARCIA DE LA RIVA , ENRIQUE

PRIETO AGUILAR , IVAN

Web

http://

General description

It aims at providing general knowledge about ecological topics on communities and ecosystems, including both theoretical framework and applied issues. The students will also learn to work with communities (from field to written report).

Tribunales de Revisión

Tribunal titular
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	CALVO GALVAN , LEONOR
Secretario	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	ANSOLA GONZALEZ , GEMMA
Vocal	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	VALBUENA RELEA , MARIA LUZ

Tribunal suplente
Cargo	Departamento	Profesor
Presidente	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	MAZE GONZALEZ , RAQUEL ANA
Secretario		BAGLIONE , VITTORIO
Vocal	BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL	MARCOS PORRAS , ELENA MARIA

Competencias

Code
A23
A48
A106
A116
A117
A193
A256
A262
A267
A361
A393
B12
B29
B31
B37
B38
B39
B40
C3	CMECES3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
C4	CMECES4 That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialised and non-specialised audience
C5	CMECES5 That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Learning aims

Competences
A23 A117 A193 A267 A393	B29 B31 B38 B39	C3 C4 C5
A48 A361 A393	B12 B31 B37 B38 B40	C3
A106	B29 B31 B38	C3 C4 C5
A116 A256 A262	B29 B31 B38 B39	C3 C4 C5

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic

Planning

Methodologies :: Tests
	Class hours	Hours outside the classroom	Total hours
Seminars	4	5	9

Laboratory practicals	10	15	25
Field work/trips	6	9	15
Assignments	4	20	24

Lecture	30	45	75

Objective short-answer tests	2	0	2

(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies

Methodologies ::

	Description
Seminars
Laboratory practicals
Field work/trips
Assignments
Lecture

Personalized attention

Lecture

Seminars

Laboratory practicals

Assignments

Description

Assessment

	Description	Qualification
Lecture
Seminars
Laboratory practicals
Assignments

Other comments and second call

Sources of information

Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic	Mittelbach, G.G. & J. McGill, Community Ecology. 2nd ed., Oxford University Press, 2019 Smith, T.M. & R.L. Smith, Ecología. 6ª ed., Pearson Eduación, 2007 Krebs, C.J., Ecology, 6th ed., Pearson Education, 2009 Begon, M. & C.R. Townsend, Ecology. From individuals to ecosystems. 5th ed., Wiley, 2021

Complementary

Recommendations

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS FOR BIOLOGY / 00206026

SAMPLING TECHNIQUES AND EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS / 00206028

Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Biology II / 00206002

MATHEMATICS / 00206003

POPULATION ECOLOGY / 00206009

BASIC ZOOLOGY / 00206011

ADVANCED AND APPLIED BOTANY / 00206013