BIOL756 COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
| Course Code: |
2380756 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Biology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. MERYEM BEKLÝOÐLU |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Theoretical and applied issues of community ecology. biodiversity. biogeography. evolution and conservation. ecological processes. metacommunity dynamics; niche and neutral theory; species interactions (competition. predation. food webs) and species coexistence; and effects of human-mediated environmental change.