Duration
30h Th, 3d FW
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1. Island biogeography
2. Biogeography of the biosphere
3 Conservation biogeography
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of the class is to provide students with a broad overview of biogeography and its tight links and application in other disciplines such as conservation biology, ecology and evolutionary biology.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- basics of population genetics
- descriptive, inferential and multivariate statistics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The class includes both theory (40h) and practice through a stay in the Cévennes National Park (southern France).
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
face-to-face
Recommended or required readings
- powerpoint files made available to the students
- textbooks and recent scientific papers
Assessment methods and criteria
written examination
Work placement(s)
Practice of Biogeography in the Cévennes National Parc (France)
Organizational remarks
Not applicable
Contacts
Alain Vanderpoorten (A.Vanderpoorten@ulg.ac.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
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Assessment subjects
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Contacts
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