THIS COURSE FOCUSES ON THE MAJOR CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY, THE SCIENCES CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISMS WHICH INCLUDE PLANTS AND HOMO SAPIENS, AND THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC COMPONENTS OF THEIR HABITATS. THE MAIN TOPICS EMPHASIS ON FLORA AND FAUNA AND THE CONCEPT OF ENERGY CYCLES, PLANTS COMMUNITY - HABITS AND STRUCTURE, TEMPORAL CHANGES IN PLANTS COMMUNITY, MAIN BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, FOOD CHAINS AND DIFFERENT TROPHIC LEVEL, VARIOUS ECOSYSTEMS, INTRODUCTION TO MALAYSIAN PLANT KINGDOM - HIGHLANDS, FLOOD PLAINS, MARSHY AREAS, AND HUMAN INTERVENTION TO THE ECOSYSTEM. THE DISCUSSION WILL BE ON THE IMPACTS OF DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS DIFFERENT ECOSYSTEMS SUCH AS CITIES, WETLANDS, COASTAL AREAS, RIVER CORRIDOR, ISLANDS, ETC.
- Lecturer: DR. CHEE SU YIN
- Lecturer: DR. NOR FADZILA BINTI AZIZ
- Lecturer: DR. NORLAILA BINTI MOHD ZANURI
Skill Level: Beginner