Biogeography of Soil Animals. Main Trends in Macroecology and Distribution of Soil Invertebrates WF-OB-GONGALSKY1-ER
Course content:
1. Fundamentals and history of soil biogeography.
2. Features of soil ecosystems as an environment.
3. Edaphic factors of the distribution of soil organisms.
4. Methods in soil biogeography
5. Zoological methods of soil diagnostics.
6. Spatial heterogeneity of soil ecosystems.
7. Peculiarities of soil biogeography and distribution of soil organisms.
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
Knowledge on the distribution of soil organisms in zonal soil types and their adaptation to environmental conditions
Assessment criteria
Methods of knowledge verification: Tests
Bibliography
Decaens T. 2010. Macroecological patterns in soil communities. Global Ecol. Biogeogr. V. 19. P. 287-302.
Lavelle P., Spain A.V., 2001. Soil ecology. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publ. 654 pp.
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