Course Description : | Prerequisite: 0304102
Basic concepts in ecology; organization, structure and function of ecosystem and ecosystem properties; cycling of matter and flow of energy in ecosystems and their equilibrium; factors involved in the regulation, growth, and general dynamics of populations; data needed to describe populations, population growth, population models, and regulatory mechanisms; spatial and temporal variation and properties of populations; community structure and interactions; succession patterns in aquatic and terrestrial communities; field trips to the different vegetation types in Jordan and analysis of quantitative data from the field.
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