Duration
26h Th, 26h Pr, 8h FT
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 6 crédits | |||
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Vegetation survey and analysisVegetation and environment for biodiversity management Ecological niche Population caracterisation and dynamics Population management for protection or sustainable exploitation
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After completing the course the student is expected to - be able to select a method to analyse vegetation in relation to a practical problem of biodiversity management - be able to interpret a vegetation analysis in the context of environment management - be able to develop an analysis of population for sustainable management
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Ecology, botany
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Main teaching Field work for data collections Data analysis and reporting Key concepts presentation by students Case studies presentation
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures Practical WorksSeminars
Recommended or required readings
OZENDA P. (1994) - Végétation du continent européen, Ed. Delachaux et Niestlé, 271p. KENT M., COKER P. (1996) - Vegetation description and analysis.A practical approach. John Wiley & Sons, 363p. Scientific papers
Assessment methods and criteria
Report on practical exercices Oral examinationOral présentations
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
g.mahy@ulg.ac.be adeline.fayolle@ulg.ac.be melanie.harze@ulg.ac.be