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| BIOD0001-1 | Biodiversity survey and management, 1st part
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| Duration : | 18h Th, 6h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Arnaud Monty |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| THEORY
Biodiversity : définition and concept
The value of biodiversity
The Millenium Ecosystem Assessment
The threats on biodiversity
-Extinction
-Habitat modification
-Overexploitation
-Climate change
-Pollution
-Biological invasions
Measuring Biodiversity
Protecting biodiversity
PRACTICE
- Seminars
- Scientific articles |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- To develop an integrated approach of biodiversity and the ways to mesure it
- To get knowledge about the threats on biodiversity and their interactions
- To identify the importance of biodiversity management and the different strategies, as well as the role of bioingeneers
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| English |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lecture
Seminars by invated persons (English)
Reading of scientific papers and documents |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lecture : 20h
Seminars : 4h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| POWER POINT slideshows and documents available on Blackboard
Recommended readings:
PRIMACK RB. 1995. A primer of conservation biology. Sinauer Associates Inc. USA. (ISBN 0-87893-730-7) Bibliothèque Ecologie.
MAGURRAN AE. 2003. Measuring Biological Diversity. Blackwell Science Ltd. (ISBN 0-632-05633-9). Bibliothèque Ecologie.
Lockwood M. et al. 2006. Managing protected areas. IUCN. (ISBN - 1-84407-303-3). Bibliothèque Ecologie. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Arnaud Monty
University of Liege
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Biodiversity and Landscape Unit
Passage des Déportés, 2
B-5030 Gembloux
Belgium
E-mail address: Arnaud.monty@ulg.ac.be |
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