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| ENVT2058-1 | Tropical ecosystems management
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| Duration : | 12h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Jean-Louis Doucet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| The objective of this course is to give basic knowledge on tropical ecosystems: phytogeography, origin, evolution, threats and management. It is divided in 5 chapters:
1. Bioclimatology
2. Description of the main vegetation types: moist forests, dry forests, woodlands, grasslands, mangroves
3. Distribution of the main vegetation types
4. Human impacts
5. Sustainable management |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| After completing the course the student is expected to:
. be able to describe the main vegetation types;
. be able to identify the major threats;
. be able to suggest adapted management. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Basic knowledge on ecology and botany required. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face and many discussions with students who have to share their experiences. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| ARCHIBOLD O.W. 1995. Ecology of World Vegetation. Chapman & Hall, London, 510 p.
WHITE F. 1983. The vegetation of Africa. UNESCO, Paris, 356 p
WALTER H., HARNICKELL E. & MUELLER-DOMBOIS D. 1975. Climate-diagram maps of the Individual Continents and the Individual Continents and the Ecological Climatic Regions of the Earth. Springler-Verlag, Berlin, 35 p. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| DOUCET Jean-Louis (Professor)
Laboratoire de Foresterie des Régions tropicales et subtropicales
Unité de Gestion des Ressources forestières et des Milieux naturels
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés, 2
5030 Gembloux
+ 32 81 622342
jldoucet@ulg.ac.be |
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