一、課程說明 (Course Description) 
<br>藉由講述傳統生態學的基本觀念，導引以學習現代生命科學為主的學生， 
<br>如何在自己的學習領域內，運用生態學的經驗和邏輯思惟，結合現代生物 
<br>學的技術，讓未來的研究有更大的突破，同時有更宏觀的了解。 
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<br>二、指定用書(Text Books) 
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<br>Essentials of Ecology, 5th Edition 
<br>G. Tyler Miller, Jr., Scott E. Spoolman
<br>Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Inc.
<br>ISBN-10: 0495-55795-1
<br>ISBN-13: 978-0-5795-15 
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<br>三、參考書籍(References) 
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<br>四、教學方式(Teaching Method) 
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<br>口述，討論，影片欣賞，戶外觀察 
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<br>五、教學進度(Syllabus) 
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<br>週別 授課章節 主題 
<br>1. 	1. 	Introduction. Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability.
<br>2. 	2.	Science, Matter, Energy and Systems.          
<br>3. 	3. 	Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?          
<br>4. 	4.       Biodiversity and Evolution.
<br>5. 	5.       Biodiversity, Species interactions, and population control.
<br>6. 	6.	The human population and its impact. 
<br>7. 	 	期中考
<br>8.	 	Case study 
<br>9.	 	Case study
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<br>11. 	7. 	Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity. 
<br>12. 	8. 	Aquatic Biodiversity. 
<br>13. 	9. 	Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach.  
<br>14. 	10. 	Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The ecosystem approach.
<br>15.	         Case study 	
<br>16. 	11.      Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity 	 
<br>17. 	         Case study	
<br>18. 		期末考 
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<br>六、成績考核(Evaluation) 
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<br>期中考*0.3＋期末考*0.3＋平常考*0.4＝學期成績，出席情形列為學期考評重要依據，缺課狀況按應上課時數比例扣學期分數。 
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<br>七、可連結之網頁位址 
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<br>http://xmstcs.life.nthu.edu.tw 
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