Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course student should be able to
Course Content
Concepts of the emergence of landscape ecology in the history of ecology, heterogeneity in ecological systems, human activities and landscape transformation, multidisciplinary approach to landscape ecology, landscape structure and dynamics (analysis of spatial structures, the dynamics of landscapes and organization of landscape), ecological processes within landscapes (functioning of populations at the landscape level, inter-specific relationships and geochemical flows in landscapes and applications of landscape ecology concepts to landscape management and design.
Required reading
Burel, F.and Baudry, J. 2003. Landscape Ecology: Concepts, Methods and Applications. Science Publishers, INC Enfield (NH), USA. 362 pp.
Recommended reading
Krebs, C.J. (1989). Ecological Methodology, Harper Collins Publishers, New York, 654pp