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| PAYS0006-1 | Landscape ecology concepts
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| Duration : | 12h Th, 6h AUTR |
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| Lecturer : | Jan Bogaert |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Theoretical courses : General introduction : landscapes, landscape ecology and the role of Men. Spatial scale as a key concept of landscape ecology. Landscape spatial pattern as a central theme of landscape ecology. Landscape composition: definition and quantification. Remote sensing and geographic information systems: basic technologies of landscape ecology. Exercises: Spatial pattern. Landscape composition. Landscape composition : patches, matrix (terrain). |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, student will be able (i) to understand and use the basic concepts of landscape ecology, landscape composition, and spatial scale; (ii) to understand and use indices of landscape composition; (iii) to understand and use these basic concepts of remote sensing and geographic information systems directly related to landscape ecology. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None.
Basic course of ecology. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Teaching ex cathedra, supported by powerpoint presentations. Individual or group exercises to illustrate the concepts and calculations on the computer. One field exercise. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face lectures for the theoretical courses and for the field excursion. Individual and group exercises on the computer (self-planning). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Readings and course notes will be communicated during the lectures. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral exam of the theoretical courses and the reports of the exercises. Assessment of the reports of the exercises. |
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Training(s) :
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| None. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| Presence at the theoretical courses is recommended. Every student has to understand well all aspects of the exercises, also for the group exercises. |
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Contacts :
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| Professor Jan BOGAERT (j.bogaert@ulg.ac.be)
Assistant Marie ANDRE (m.andre@ulg.ac.be) |
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