Ecologia de Ecossistemas
Professors: Júlia Carina Niemeyer, Alexandre de Oliveira Tavela, Cesar Augusto Marchioro, Alexandre Siminski
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Workload course: 45 h
Credits: 3
Syllabus: Ecosystems: concepts and structures. Energy flow, material cycling, and productivity in natural, urban, and agricultural systems. Biodiversity. Anthropogenic changes in ecosystems on a local and global scale. Conservation ecology. Restoration of degraded ecosystems.
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