Czy biolodzy potrzebują geografii? Perspektywa akademicka

Do biologists need geography? The academic view The article contains the analysis of questionnaires conducted among biology students in The University of Rzeszow in the year of 2007. The research focused on the importance of geography for biologists. The results show that students do not refer all physical geography themes to geographical branches. However, the majority of them consider geography as a necessary subject in the studying process. This consideration is stronger among more advanced students. Those, who have only started studying, appreciate usefulness of detailed researches on elements of the environment for biology rather, whereas advanced students see importance of such classical themes of landscape ecology as: functioning of the environment and necessity of geographical researches for the formation of the environment. Similar changen of the opinion together with the advancement of studying process is observed in declarations of choosing the master dissertation relating both to biology and geography. It refers especially to people who apart from geography have completed also other courses: environmental protection and spatial planning. The clear willingness of the part of biologists to do researches on the borderline of different sciences and the positive appraisal of usefulness of classical landscape ecology themes for biologists may lead to a conclusion that landscape ecology should be one of the independent courses in the programme of biological studies.