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課程名稱	(中) 群落生態學(4010)
	(Eng.) Community Ecology
開課單位	生科系
課程類別	選修	學分	2	授課教師	張峰勲
選課單位	生科系 / 學士班	授課使用語言	中/英文	英文/EMI	N	開課學期	1122
課程簡述	群落生態學是關於生物群落如何相互作用並對其環境作出反應的研究與理論。作為生態學研究中一個重要的分支，此領域著重在探索群落的組織與功能。這個領域的研究成果是生態保育及自然資源管理上之依據，包括基石物種之保育與復育、外來種對原生物群聚之衝擊、蟲害之管理與控制，監測與評估全球氣候變遷對環境影響等。本課程將由授課教師透過講授與討論的方式，讓學生熟悉群聚生態學的源起與發展過程，並探討此領域中重要的主題、理論、觀念、爭議、及一些代表性人物。 Community ecology is the study and theory of how populations of organisms interact with each other and react to their non-living surroundings. As a subset of the general study of ecology, this field of specialization explores the organization and functioning of biological communities. The findings in this field are the basis for ecological conservation and natural resource management, including the conservation and restoration of keystone species, the impact of alien species, the management and control of pests, and monitoring and assessment of the impact of global climate change. Through lectures and discussions, this course will introduce its origins and development, and explore the important themes, theories, concepts, controversies and some of the representative figures in the field
先修課程名稱	生態學					課程含自主學習	Y

課程與核心能力關聯配比(%)

課程目標之教學方法與評量方法

課程目標

核心能力

配比(%)

教學方法

評量方法

A認識全方位的生命科學知識
C培養全球環境變遷之生態保育尖兵
D造就基礎生命科學之研究教學人才

1.基礎科學與基礎生命科學的理解

4.生物多樣性領域的基本知識

5.生物現象的機制探討

討論

講授

出席狀況

測驗

口頭報告

授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共18週)

週次	授課內容
第1週	Course introduction
第2週	Community ecology and the patterns of biodiversity Morin [Ch. 1]; Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 1]
第3週	Competition and coexistence theory Morin [Ch. 2]; Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 8]
第4週	Consumer-resource perspective of competition Morin [Ch. 2]; Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 8]
第5週	Paper discussion Gause, G. F. (1934) Chapter V. Competition for common food in protozoa. In: The Struggle for Existence. Williams & Wilkins
第6週	Predator-prey dynamics Morin [Ch. 6]
第7週	Holiday
第8週	Trophic module Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 5 and 6]
第9週	Paper discussion Paine, R. (1966) Food web complexity and species diversity. The American Naturalist 100:65–75
第10週	Food webs and mutualistic networks Morin [Ch. 7]; Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 11]
第11週	Stability-complexity relationship Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 10]
第12週	Paper discussion May, R. M. (1972) Will a large complex system be stable? Nature 238:413–414
第13週	Metacommunity Morin [Ch. 11]
第14週	Succession and temporal processes Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 15]
第15週	Paper discussion Connell, J. H., and R. O. Slatyer (1977) Mechanisms of succession in natural communities and their role in community stability and organization. The American Naturalist 111:1119–1144
第16週	Biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship Morin [Ch. 14]; Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 3]
第17週	Scale and regional processes Mittelbach & McGill [Ch. 13 and 14]
第18週	Paper discussion Levin, S. A. (1992) The problem of pattern and scale in ecology: the Robert H. MacArthur award lecture. Ecology 73:1943–1967

學習評量方式

Paper presentation (30%)
Paper discussion (40%)
Take-home final exam (20%)
Regular participation (10%)

For weeks assigned for paper presentation and discussion, students will prepare a presentation and lead a discussion. The discussion will be structured as follows.
Before the class
1. Everyone will read the assigned papers and submit their answers to the following questions in ilearning (complete one day before class)
a. Which paragraph do you find most interesting or illuminating?
b. Which paragraph do you find most confusing or unclear?
c. What open-ended question relating to the papers would you pose to the class for discussion to identify a new research direction?
2. Discussion leaders
a. Prepare a 20-min presentation about the historical context and contemporary relevance of the papers
b. Make 3 discussion questions based on the answers submitted by everyone

In the class
20 min – Presentation by discussion leader
20 min – Follow up by Oscar
30 min – Q&A for clarification
30 min – Group discussion on the 3 questions from the discussion leader

教科書＆參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)

Gary G. Mittelbach & Brian J. McGill. 2019. Community Ecology (Second Edition). Oxford University Press
Peter J. Morin . 2011. Community Ecology (Second Edition). Wiley Blackwell

Papers for student-lead discussion
1. Connell, J. H., and R. O. Slatyer (1977) Mechanisms of succession in natural communities and their role in community stability and organization. The American Naturalist 111:1119–1144
2. Gause, G. F. (1934) Chapter V. Competition for common food in protozoa. In: The Struggle for Existence. Williams & Wilkins
3. Levin, S. A. (1992) The problem of pattern and scale in ecology: the Robert H. MacArthur award lecture. Ecology 73:1943–1967
4. May, R. M. (1972) Will a large complex system be stable? Nature 238:413–414
5. Paine, R. (1966) Food web complexity and species diversity. The American Naturalist 100:65–75

課程教材（教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址）

ilearning

課程輔導時間

事先與老師約定時間

聯合國全球永續發展目標

14.海洋生態 15.陸地生態

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