本課程以植物為例，介紹生態學的重要理論，加深學生對於生態學理論之認識，透過學習植物生態學的基本原則，培養學生獨立思考與對生態學理論的批判能力。本課程介紹植物生態學的歷史，植物族群、群聚與生態系生態學的重要原則。本課程亦將採取翻轉教室的教學方式，培養同學獨立思考的能力。為培養學生獨立進行植物生態學研究的能力，每位同學需選擇一個研究主題，提出假說，進行田野或溫室實驗，於期中與期末進行口頭報告。

This course takes plants as an example to introduce important theories of ecology, deepen students' understanding of ecological theory, and cultivate students' ability to think independently and critically think about ecological theory through learning the basic principles of plant ecology. This course introduces the history of plant ecology, important principles of plant populations, clusters and ecological ecosystems. This course will also adopt the teaching method of translating the classroom to cultivate students' ability to think independently. To cultivate students' ability to conduct independent research on plant ecology, each student must choose a research topic, propose a hypothesis, conduct field or hot room experiments, and conduct oral reports at the mid-term and end of the period.

Gurevitch, J., Scheiner, S. M., & Fox, G. A. (2006). The ecology of plants. Sunderland, Mass: Sinauer Associates.

Gurevitch, J., Scheiner, S. M., & Fox, G. A. (2006). The ecology of plants. Sunderland, Mass: Sinauer Associates.