Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Tropical ecosystems management | |||||
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Duration :
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| 12h Th | |||||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| 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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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | |||||
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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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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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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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| Oral examination: the student will have 15 minutes to present the ecosystem where he will perform his master thesis (main characteristics, anthrogenic impacts, management methods).Then he will be questioned for max. 15 minutes. | |||||
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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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Items online :
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 | Notes de cours Les notes seront disponibles avant le début du cours sur my.ulg |
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