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| RAVT2005-2 | Wildlife survey and monitoring techniques in tropical areas
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| Duration : | 8h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Philippe Lejeune |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The course has two distinct parts :
- Presentation of the main techniques of wildlife surveys and data acquisition for the description of homa ranging;
- Introduction to habitat characterization and habitat suitability modeling.
These two aspects are discussed with particular emphasis on the large mammalian species living in savannah. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- understand the basic concepts of GIS (data model Vector and raster georeferencing, projection, digitizing, geoprocessing)
- handle the main functionalities of a desktop GIS (QGIS 1.6.0) : data visualization, selection, symbolization, geoprocessing, preparing layouts
- Manipulate GPS receivers ("hiking" type) and download their data in a GIS
- Process simple data sets about wildlife surveys (aerial count, abundance indices, distance sampling) |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge of personnal computer (Windows and Excel)
Elements of statistics (sampling theory) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures : 6 hours
Pratical exercises : 18 hours |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face
Tutorials and personnal exercises |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| References :
- Buckland S.T., Anderson D.R., Burnham K.P., Laake J.L. (1993). Distance sampling, estimating abundance of biological populations. London, Chapman & Hall, 446 p
- Khül et al. (2008) Lignes directrices pour de meilleures pratiques en matière d'inventaire et de suivi des populations de grands singes. Document occasionnel de la Commission de sauvegarde des espèces de l'UICN, 40p.
- Northon-Griffiths, M. Counting Animals. African Wildlife Ecology Handbook Series, No. 1. 1978.
- Schwarz C.J. and A.F. George (1999). Estimating Animal Abundance: Review III. Statistical Science, Vol. 14, No. 4, 427-456. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Personnal exercises report |
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Contacts :
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| Philippe Lejeune
p.lejeune@ulg.ac.be
081/622296 |
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