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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
BIOD0001-3  Biodiversity survey and management

Duration :  18h Th, 6h SEM
Number of credits :  
Master in Agricultural Bioengineering, Professional Focus, 2nd year2
Master in Forests and natural Areas Engineering, Professional Focus, 1st year2
Lecturer :  Arnaud Monty
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Course contents :  
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
Learning outcomes of the course :  
After this teaching, the student will be able to:
  • To develop an integrated approach of biodiversity and conservation challenges
  • 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
  • Realize the importance of scientific literature in ecology and biodiversity management
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
English Ecology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Lecture Seminars Reading of scientific papers
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lecture : 20h Seminars : 4h
Recommended or required readings :  
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.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Oral examination (100%)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
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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