Course: Ecology and Agroecosystems (3802-411)

Persons:

• apl ProfDr Frank Rasche (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with seminar

In-Class Hours Per Week:

4

Contents:

-Ecology - outline
-Climatically caused diversity of tropical and subtropical ecozones
-Plants and environmental factors
-Interaction between agriculture and natural ecosystems
-Principles of ecosystem functions
-Interactions in agroecosystems: Species interactions
-Agroecosystems of the tropics and subtropics
-Case Study: Ecology of insular South East Asia
-Practical methods in agroecology

Literature:

Altieri, M.; 1995: Agroecology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Gliessmann, S.R.; 2000: Agroecology: Ecological processes in sustainable agriculture. CRC Press LLC, USA.
Gliessmann, S.R.; 2000: Field and laboratory investigations in Agroecology. CRC Press LLC, USA.
Krebs, Ch.J.; 2001: Ecology: The Experimental Analysis of Distribution and Abundance, Benjamin Cummings, San Francisco.
Ricklefs, R.E. and Miller, G.L.; 2000: Ecology. W.H. Freemann and Company, New York, USA.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Teaching strategies: -Lectures - to provide fundamental knowledge relevant to agro-ecosystems - Group assignment - to encourage broader interdisciplinary thinking and design in a group context - Examination - the final test of competency Assessment: written exam 80%; seminar/poster presentation 20%

Module:

• 3802-410 Ecology and Agroecosystems (compulsory)