This course is an introduction to ecology and ecosystem dynamics using a systems thinking lens. Through a case study on Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, learners will explore how scientists study ecosystems, and investigate the complex array of factors that inform management efforts. At the end of the course, learners will be able to grapple with real-world conservation questions, such as whether an ecosystem can recover from anthropogenic disruption and what role humans can, and should, play in that recovery.
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Museu Americano de História NaturalMuseu Americano de História Natural
Instituto Médico Howard Hughes
Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation
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16%
comecei uma nova carreira após concluir estes cursos
14%
consegui um benefício significativo de carreira com este curso
Certificados compartilháveis
Tenha o certificado após a conclusão
100% on-line
Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.
Prazos flexíveis
Redefinir os prazos de acordo com sua programação.
Nível intermediário
Aprox. 9 horas para completar
Inglês
Legendas: Árabe, Francês, Portuguese (European), Chinês (simplificado), Italiano, Português (Brasil), Vietnamita, Coreano, Alemão, Russo, Turco, Inglês, Espanhol
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Museu Americano de História NaturalMuseu Americano de História Natural
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific, educational and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition.
Instituto Médico Howard Hughes
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance biomedical research and science education. The HHMI BioInteractive website provides free multimedia resources to science educators and students. They include multimedia interactive resources, such as apps, animations, videos, click and learns, and virtual labs.
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
2 horas para concluir
Can an Ecosystem Recover?
We begin in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, and pose the question: Can this ecosystem recover after a 15-year civil war? To answer this question, learners must first consider what they need to know—what are the parts that make up this ecosystem, and how do they interact and work together? How do ecosystems react to disruption? How do we know? We will begin to explore the ecosystem as a dynamic whole rather than as a collection of parts, considering how changes might affect the system in a variety of ways. This application of a systems thinking lens to understanding ecosystems will be a common theme throughout the course.
2 horas para concluir
3 vídeos (Total 26 mín.), 7 leituras, 1 teste
3 videos
Introduction to Module One1min
Africa's Savanna Ecosystems23min
7 leituras
Syllabus5min
Classroom Resources10min
Course Credits1min
Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park: Can an Ecosystem Recover?10min
Introduction to Ecology10min
Introduction to Biodiversity10min
Introduction to Systems--and Systems Thinking10min
1 exercício prático
Module One: What have you learned?30min
1 hora para concluir
How Do We Study Populations?
This week, we narrow the focus to populations within ecosystems. Who or what populates an ecosystem, and what are their roles? How do these roles change over time? What happens when a species is removed from a system? How do scientists study the populations within an ecosystem, from its largest to its smallest inhabitants? You will explore the important roles different species can play—such as ecosystem engineers, keystone species, and indicator species—and how they shape their ecosystems.
1 hora para concluir
3 vídeos (Total 38 mín.), 2 leituras, 1 teste
3 videos
Modeling Population and Species Interactions Holiday Lecture29min
Surveying Ant Diversity in Gorongosa National Park7min
2 leituras
How do we Study a Population--and Why? Part I: Population Dynamics10min
How do we Study a Population--and Why? Part II: Modeling Population Growth10min
1 exercício prático
Module Two: What have you learned?30min
2 horas para concluir
How Do Species Coexist?
This week we focus on community ecology and further explore the interactions between species in an ecosystem. For instance, how does the decline in a population from an ecosystem (as was the case in Gorongosa) affect the other players? How does adding a population -- such as an invasive species or translocated herds -- affect an ecosystem?
2 horas para concluir
4 vídeos (Total 86 mín.), 2 leituras, 1 teste
4 videos
How Species Coexist26min
Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades19min
Communities as Ecological Networks39min
2 leituras
Communities and the Interaction Between Species10min
Community Structure and Dynamics10min
1 exercício prático
Module Three: What have you learned?30min
2 horas para concluir
How is an Ecosystem a System?
This week, we will further their understanding about what makes an ecosystem a system by examining the flow of energy and matter through different parts of the environment. This includes understanding the interactions of biotic and abiotic factors within an ecosystem and the services each component provides. We will introduce the complicated effects of both abiotic (climate change) and biotic (herbivory) interactions within a coastal salt marsh system, touching on ecological concepts of thresholds in a system and ecosystem resistance and resilience.
2 horas para concluir
3 vídeos (Total 52 mín.), 2 leituras, 1 teste
3 videos
Climate Stress and Coastal Food Webs43min
Analyzing Patterns in a Savanna Landscape7min
2 leituras
Flow of Energy and Matter in an Ecosystem10min
Ecosystem Services, Functioning, and Resilience10min
1 exercício prático
Module Four: What have you learned?30min
Avaliações
Principais avaliações do ECOLOGY: ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS AND CONSERVATION
por AJ1 de Jun de 2019
This was particularly in-depth on the sciences of ecology, and having it based around a particular conservation project made it easier to follow each progressive lecture and concept that was explored.
por YH3 de Jan de 2021
One of the best course, I have ever taken. The materials is not hard to follow and the in-depth explanation gives you a proper new perspective which is still open to debate due to conservation topic
por AA7 de Jul de 2020
I really enjoyed taking this course. It gave me good knowledge base in ecology and conservation. The course is very well structured and is suitable for people with no prior knowledge in the topic.
por AC9 de Ago de 2020
An excellent course - clearly presented, and highly engaging and informative. Does not assume any prior knowledge, but goes into great detail and covers many important areas. I highly recommend!
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