First Semester

Purpose of the course

This course is for the student who wants to acquaint himself/herself with the defining characteristics of vascular plant taxa and develop an appreciation for the morphological diversity within the major groups of land plants. The expectation therefore is that at the end of the course students will be able to recognize representatives of the major groups of land plants and to distinguish between these taxa based on vegetative and reproductive structures.


Purpose of the course

The main aim for this course in plant ecology is to provide a broad overview of the field of plant ecology with special emphasis on plant community development, characteristics and analysis