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| BIOD0002-1 | Plant geography and phytosociology
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 12h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Grégory Mahy |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | Introduction
Vegetation characteristics
The physionomy of vegetation
Flora and vegetation analysis
- The floristic relevé
- Classification methods : Zurich-Montepellier, numerical classification
- Ordination methods
- Classification systems
The dynamic of vegetation
Vegetation geography
- species distribution and endemism
- phytogeographic territories |
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| Course objective : | Principles of plant and vegetation distribution
Analysis of plant communities
Vegetation analysis applied to biodiversity management and environment management
After completing the course the student is expected to
- be able to select a method to analyse vegetation in relation to a practical problem
- be able to interpret a vegetation analysis in the context of environment management |
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| Prerequisites : | Ecology, botany |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 12h
Practical Works : 12h |
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| Written notes : | OZENDA P. (1994) - Végétation du continent européen, Ed. Delachaux et Niestlé, 271p.
KENT M., COKER P. (1996) - Vegetation description and analysis.A practical approach. John Wiley & Sons, 363p. |
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| Assessment : | Group report (35%)
Oral examination (65%) |
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