E0321 - Sustainable Development - Global Challenges and Aspects
10) Ecological basis of environmental studies
In this chapter, we will discuss basic ecological terms that are crucial for understanding the context of anthropogenic environmental issues. These are mainly the following areas:
- ecological stability, positive and negative feedback
- food chains and food pyramid
- types of population growth curves, their
sociological and environmental consequences
- development of ecosystems and life strategy
of organisms
- the importance of ecosystems' functions
- the relationship man - ecosystems