2017-2018 / BIOD0007-1

Biodiveristy analysis methods : community and populations

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

Adeline Fayolle, Grégory Mahy, Arnaud Monty

Coordinator

Grégory Mahy

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