Department of Ecology and Environment

Lecturer	Lynda HAOUAM
Information	Master - Fundamental and Applied Ecology Department of Ecology and Environment Website : https://www.univ-soukahras.dz/en/module/3305 Semester : S3 Unit : UEF2 Credit : 6 Coefficient: 3
Content	Introduction Chapter 1: Community Interactions include competition, predation, herbivory, symbiosis, and diseases, among others. Chapter 2: Dominant Species and Keystone Species strongly influence community structure. - Species Diversity. - Trophic Structure. - High-Impact Species. - Top-Down and Bottom-Up Determination. Chapter 3: Perturbations have an impact on species diversity and community composition. - What are Perturbations? - Human-Induced Perturbations. - Ecological Succession. Chapter 4: Biogeographic Factors Influence Community Biodiversity: Equatorial-Polar Gradients. - Geographic Range Effects. - Island Biogeography. Chapter 5: Divergent Concepts. Integrated Hypothesis and Individualistic Hypothesis (Rivet and Redundancy Model)
Evaluation	Assessment Weighting (%) Final Exam 50 Tutorials / Practical Work 50 Total 100 Practical Work 100%: 25% Report 50% Test 25% Field Trip Reports