
Comunidades Biológicas
Code
11276
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente
Credits
5.0
Teacher in charge
Lia Maldonado Teles de Vasconcelos, Paulo Nuno dos Santos Lopes Pinto
Weekly hours
6
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
To provide student knowledge of structure and function of the world ecosystems and their specific communities. With these knowledge students will be able to deal with environmental problems related to ecosystem alterations.
Subject matter
1. Terrestrial communities
1.1. Vegetation
1.1.1. Bioclimatic regions of the world
1.1.2. Principal biomes: climate, soil, vegetation fauna human pressures
1.1.3. Mediterranean vegetation
1.1.4. Principal climatic and edafic series and respective successional unities
1.1.5. Natural and semi-natural vegetation as a bio indicator
1.2. Animal communities
1.2.1. Fauna of the main terrestrial ecosystems
1.2.2. Threads to terrestrial fauna
1.2.2.1. Fragmentation/ destruction of habitats
1.2.2.2. Introduction of alien species
1.2.2.3. Overexploitation
2. Freshwater communities
2.1. Structure and function of lotic ecosystems
2.2. Structure and function of lentic ecosystems
2.3. Ictiofauna
2.4. Ecological flow
3. Coastal and oceanic communities
3.1. Environmental sea profiles
3.2. hard and soft coastal ecosystems
3.3. Wetlands
3.4. Pelagic ecosystems
3.5. Deep benthic ecosystems
Bibliography
ARCHIBOLD, O. W. 1995. Ecology of world vegetation. Chapman & Hall Blondel, J. & J. Aronson (1999). Biology and Wildlife of the Mediterranean Region. Oxford University Press, Oxford
Bryant, P.J.,1999. Biodiversity and Conservation (Hypertext book).
Elogesi, A.& Sabater, S., 2009. Conceptos y Técnicas en Ecologia Fluvial. fundacion BBVA, Bilbao.
Morton, B., J.C. Britton & A.M.F. Martins, 1998. Ecologia costeira dos Açores, 249 pp. Sociedade Afonso Chaves, Ponta Delgada.
Saldanha, L., 1995. Fauna submarina atlântica, 364 pp. Publicações Europa-América, Mem Martins.
Boaden, P.J.S., & R. Seed, 1985. An introduction to coastal ecology, 218 pp. Chapman & Hall, London.
Morton, B., J.C. Britton & A.M.F. Martins, 1998. Ecologia costeira dos Açores, 249 pp. Sociedade Afonso Chaves, Ponta Delgada.
Teaching method
Lectures; practical training; Tutorial support
Evaluation method
One Exam or elaboration of a written report with oral discussion