Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Applied tropical botany | ||||||||
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Duration :
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| 14h Th, 4h Pr, 6h AUTR | ||||||||
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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 first semester, review in January | ||||||||
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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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| Tropical forests are home to many species whose identification is often difficult.
The objective of this course is to identify botanic families through vegetative characteristics. This knowledge should allow forest engineers to identify species using determination keys and reference books. 1. Identification criteria and remarkable characteristics 2. Reference books 3. Systematic (about 50 families) 4. Collection, conservation and handling of tropical vegetal samples. |
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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 identify botanic families through vegetative characteristics. ·Be able to describe vegetal samples with adequate terms. ·Be able to identify species by using determination keys and reference books. ·Be able to collect, conserve and prepare vegetation samples. | ||||||||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| Basic knowledge on botany | ||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This course is based on lectures illustrated with many photos, herbarium observations and tropical greenhouses visits. | ||||||||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 14h Practical Works : 5h Field-study trip and visits : 5h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| LETOUZEY R. 1969. Manuel de botanique forestière. Afrique tropicale. Tome 1 Botanique générale. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent sur Marne, 189 p.
LETOUZEY R. 1970. Manuel de botanique forestière. Tomes 2 A. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent Sur Marne, 210 p.
LETOUZEY R. 1972. Manuel de botanique forestière. Tomes 2 B. Centre Technique Forestier Tropical, Nogent Sur Marne, 244 p.
Meunier, Q, Moumbogou, C., Doucet, JL. 2015. Les arbres utiles du Gabon. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral examination: the student will identify taxa (pictures and vouchers) on the basis of his (her) knowledge and / or using floras. | ||||||||
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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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 | Book Meunier, Q, Moumbogou, C., Doucet, JL. 2015. Les arbres utiles du Gabon. Presses agronomiques de Gembloux. |
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| Notes de cours Notes disponibles avant le début du cours sur my.ulg |
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