BIOL 308 Lecture Notes - Metapopulation, Logistic Function, Rur-5 Asroc
14 Oct 2012
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Goal: at the end of the course, students should be familiar with the general concepts and properties of dynamical systems (e. g. stability and variability) and how they apply to ecology. Students should acquire the mathematical and computational skills to analyze ecological dynamical systems. Students should learn to recognize the parallels between empirical descriptions and mathematical formulations of natural systems. Students should understand the major processes (e. g. competition, predator-prey) driving the dynamics of various natural ecosystems (aquatic, terrestrial). Evaluation: midterm exam (30%), final exam (45%), lab reports (total: 25%; lab 1: 4%, Exams will have multiple choice questions, problems and short development questions. The general goal is that students will be able to execute and understand dynamic ecological models in the programming language matlab. Students should be able to execute and modify the matlab code in order to explore the behaviour of models.
