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课程详述
COURSE SPECIFICATION
以下课程信息可能根据实际授课需要或在课程检讨之后产生变动。如对课程有任何疑问，请联
系授课教师。
The course information as follows may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen
circumstances, or following review of the course at the end of the session. Queries about the course should be
directed to the course instructor.
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课程名称
Course Title
生态学概论 Introduction to Ecology
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授课院系
Originating Department
环境科学与工程学院 School of Environmental Science and Engineering
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课程编号
Course Code
ESE313
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课程学分
Credit Value
3
5.
课程类别
Course Type
专业核心课 Major Core Courses
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授课学期
Semester
秋季 Fall
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授课语言
Teaching Language
英文 English
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授课教师、所属学系、联系方
式（如属团队授课，请列明其
他授课教师）
Instructor(s), Affiliation&
Contact（For team teaching,
please list all instructors）
Luke Gibson, School of Environmental Science and Engineering， 17817400477，
biodiversity@sustech.edu.cn
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实验员/助教、所属学系、联系
方式
Tutor/TA(s), Contact
待公布 To be announced
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选课人数限额(可不填)
Maximum Enrolment
（Optional）
2
授课方式
Delivery Method
习题/辅导/讨论
Tutorials
实验/实习
Lab/Practical
其它(请具体注明)
Other（Please specify）
总学时
Total
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学时数
Credit Hours
0
0
0
48
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先修课程、其它学习要求
Pre-requisites or Other
Academic Requirements
无 N/A
13.
后续课程、其它学习规划
Courses for which this
course is a pre-requisite
无 N/A
14.
其它要求修读本课程的学系
Cross-listing Dept.
无 N/A
教学大纲及教学日历 SYLLABUS
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教学目标 Course Objectives
In this course, students will gain extensive knowledge of the different ecosystems, habitats, and species found on our
planet. Students will also learn of the different patterns seen in these natural systems, and the abiotic and biotic
processes which shape those patterns. Students will learn about all aspects of ecology including (1) the physical
environment, (2) species' adaptations to that environment, (3) populations, (4) species interactions, (5) community
ecology, (6) ecosystem ecology, and (7) ecological biogeography.
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预达学习成果 Learning Outcomes
By the completion of the class, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of ecology. Students will gain
knowledge of the many different environments and habitats on our planet, their resident species and natural histories of
those species, and the different rules and laws governing the distribution and interaction between different species, their
habitats, and their environments. Student will also learn about the ways human activities are modifying those
environments, and how this affects natural habitats and biodiversity.
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课程内容及教学日历 （如授课语言以英文为主，则课程内容介绍可以用英文；如团队教学或模块教学，教学日历须注明
主讲人）
Course Contents (in Parts/Chapters/Sections/Weeks. Please notify name of instructor for course section(s), if
this is a team teaching or module course.)
No.
Content
Class hour
1
Introduction
2
2
Climate
2
3
The Aquatic Environment
2
4
The Terrestrial Environment
2
5
Adaptation and Natural Selection
2
3
6
Plant Adaptations to the Environment
2
7
Animal Adaptations to the Environment
2
8
Properties of Populations
2
9
Population Growth and Life History
2
10
Intraspecific Population Regulation
2
11
Species Interactions and Interspecific Competition）
2
12
Predation
2
13
Parasitism and Mutualism
2
14
Community Structure
2
15
Factors and Community Structure
2
16
Community Dynamics
2
17
Landscape Dynamics
2
18
Ecosystem Energetics
2
19
Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
2
20
Biogeochemical Cycles
2
21
Terrestrial Ecosystems
2
22
Aquatic Ecosystems and Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems
2
23
Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity
2
24
The Ecology of Climate Change
2
Total
48
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教材及其它参考资料 Textbook and Supplementary Readings
Smith TM, Smith RL. 2015. Elements of Ecology, 9th Edition. Pearson Press.
课程评估 ASSESSMENT
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评估形式
评估时间
占考试总成绩百分比
违纪处罚
备注
4
Type of
Assessment
Time
% of final score
Penalty
Notes
出勤 Attendance
10%
课堂表现
Class
Performance
小测验
Quiz
20%
课程项目 Projects
平时作业
Assignments
30%
期中考试
Mid-Term Test
期末考试
Final Exam
40%
期末报告
Final
Presentation
其它（可根据需要
改写以上评估方
式）
Others (The
above may be
modified as
necessary)
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记分方式 GRADING SYSTEM
A. 十三级等级制 Letter Grading
B. 二级记分制（通过/不通过） Pass/Fail Grading
课程审批 REVIEW AND APPROVAL
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本课程设置已经过以下责任人/委员会审议通过
This Course has been approved by the following person or committee of authority