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Model Curriculum, Core Course #4:

Ecology for Water Resources Planning

Learning Objectives: edit

   * To attain a conceptual understanding of the principles of ecology.
   * To gain an increased self-confidence in one's personal ability regarding ecology as a science.
   * To gain an ability to critically analyze a problem or issue from an ecological perspective.
   * Understand the role of ecological knowledge in determining environmental consequences of human activities.
   * To recognize the complexity and interrelated nature of ecology relative to other sciences.
   * To develop an understanding of the ecosystem concept, ecosystem services, ecosystem management, and adaptive management.

Subject Areas edit

organization of the natural world
ecol. of organisms-temp & water
energy & nutrient relations
population distribution & abundance
population dynamics
population growth models
interactions - competition, niches, disease
interactions - mutualism, predation
community ecology
food webs, nutrient cycling
ecosystems
large-scale ecological phenomena
ecosystem management
adaptive management
sustainability, economics, social/legal/political framework

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List of similar courses offered at universities, with link to course syllabus.

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Acknowledgment: The concept for this course and the original text for learning objectives here were taken from the model MS degree in water resources planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.