# Fundamentals of Ecology

- Institution: IISc Bangalore
- Department: Multidisciplinary
- Teacher: Prof. Vishwesha Guttal Prof. Kavita Isvaran Prof. Kartik Shanker Prof. Umesh Srinivasan Prof. Maria Thaker Prof.…
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127108591)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127108591)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Lec 01 Fundamentals in Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/f66560d082e0) (Video)
2. [Lec 02 Evolutionary Ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/38a472e19144) (Video)
3. [Lec 03 How animals and plants sense and navigate the world](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/6338c86ae4b5) (Video)
4. [Lec 04 Accessing resources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/e19185b3b64d) (Video)
5. [Lec 05 Competing for resources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/b665f105a067) (Video)
6. [Lec 06 Movement ecology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d73d113776af) (Video)
7. [Lec 07 Adaptations in predator-prey interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/49eefc8796ac) (Video)
8. [Lec 08 Social behaviour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d2e5cd333ccb) (Video)
9. [Lec 09 Mating systems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/c742beffb60d) (Video)
10. [Lec 10 Life history theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/2ead837e650d) (Video)
11. [Lec 11 General intro to population dynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/28098bbeb88a) (Video)
12. [Lec 12 Math Refresher](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/5dc8fbdc13f8) (Video)
13. [Lec 13 Density independent growth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/1e4a75c85f1e) (Video)
14. [Lec 14 Tutorial / Numerical Examples](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/1c237a3b775e) (Video)
15. [Lec 15 Density dependent growth (Continuous time; logistic model)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/240a7cdd2adf) (Video)
16. [Lec 16 Lotka-Volterra competition models](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/7f33e3810d27) (Video)
17. [Lec 17 Competitive Exclusion and Coexistence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/e950148da33f) (Video)
18. [Lec 18 Summary and recap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d97025d646e9) (Video)
19. [Lec 19 Spatial population structure and dynamics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/3eefa926bd99) (Video)
20. [Lec 20 Metapopulation case study: butterflies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/248d5c0bb0ab) (Video)
21. [Lec 21 Study design - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d1e09e3dfa4e) (Video)
22. [Lec 22 Study design - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/6a6aa0413944) (Video)
23. [Lec 23 Study design - Part 3](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/10866f9a5334) (Video)
24. [Lec 24 Quantitative thinking - Part 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d3ed29512980) (Video)
25. [Lec 25 Quantitative thinking - Part 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d94fb1f5429a) (Video)
26. [Lec 26 Introduction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/eaa8ec464812) (Video)
27. [Lec 27 Conditions and resources](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/c95255069a3a) (Video)
28. [Lec 28 Fundamental and realised niches](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/39f608f9c81d) (Video)
29. [Lec 29 Distribution of communities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/76d63c6c9b0f) (Video)
30. [Lec 30 Community assembly](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/43be9ea0ba09) (Video)
31. [Lec 31 Introduction to species interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/cea3db05d078) (Video)
32. [Lec 32 Competition](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/1b0eead7f7ae) (Video)
33. [Lec 33 Predation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/cfd1aa97521d) (Video)
34. [Lec 34 Parasitim & Infectious disease](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/e236660e6dc1) (Video)
35. [Lec 35 Positive interspecies interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/650f0b26d6af) (Video)
36. [Lec 36 Foodwebs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/b979f5d85b03) (Video)
37. [Lec 37 Food web case study](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/827f2ab17f5b) (Video)
38. [Lec 38 Plant-animal interactions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/a5fec8c3c9f2) (Video)
39. [Lec 39 Species invasion as an ecological process I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/e831eca5c565) (Video)
40. [Lec 40 Species invasion as an ecological process II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/5b0a15d24a44) (Video)
41. [Lec 41 Species concepts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/5d3ace8ef0bf) (Video)
42. [Lec 42 Species diversity 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/57042bb363f7) (Video)
43. [LEc 43 Species diversity 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/8c3cb77ebe24) (Video)
44. [Lec 44 Diversity and distribution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/4dc0796b1f04) (Video)
45. [Lec 45 Relative abundance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/8e9b1ad37d84) (Video)
46. [Lec 46 Macroecology 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/a22eb102e497) (Video)
47. [Lec 47 Macroecology 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d04b6dc73d36) (Video)
48. [Lec 48 Biogeography](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/bc82cba48bd4) (Video)
49. [Lec 49 The Changing Earth](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/9f056719b4a6) (Video)
50. [Lec 50 Ecosystems & Biogeochemistry - 1](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/7b0c56569a75) (Video)
51. [Lec 51 Ecosystems & Biogeochemistry - 2](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/44b5b9c40d40) (Video)
52. [Lec 52 Introduction to the Anthropocene](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/186d3dc6be20) (Video)
53. [Lec 53 Climate change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/1b87f1e2f3d4) (Video)
54. [Live Session 06-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/f66560d082e0-2) (Video)
55. [Live Session 13-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/38a472e19144-2) (Video)
56. [Live Session 20-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/6338c86ae4b5-2) (Video)
57. [Live Session 27-02-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/e19185b3b64d-2) (Video)
58. [Live Session 06-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/b665f105a067-2) (Video)
59. [Live Session 14-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d73d113776af-2) (Video)
60. [Live Session 20-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/49eefc8796ac-2) (Video)
61. [Live Session 01-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/d2e5cd333ccb-2) (Video)
62. [Live Session 03-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/c742beffb60d-2) (Video)
63. [Live Session 11-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/2ead837e650d-2) (Video)
64. [Live Session 16-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/28098bbeb88a-2) (Video)
65. [Live Session 17-04-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/127108591/5dc8fbdc13f8-2) (Video)