Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

ENS 201 — Natural Ecosystems

ENS department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• explain the concept of environment
• explain the interactions among the components
• mention types of ecosystems
• state the factors affecting flora and fauna distribution at various scales
• discuss the impact of time, adaptation, succession and climax on vegetation changes; and
• mention principal plants in West Africa and their ecology

Course contents

Components of environment and the interaction among components, types of ecosystems (ecosystems as habitat); Principal plants in West Africa, their ecology as related to grazing; Factors affecting flora and fauna distribution at various scales. Vegetation changes through time, adaptation, succession and climax.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study ENS 201.

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