2022-2023 / BIOD0007-1

Biodiveristy analysis methods

Community

Populations

Duration

Community : 12h Th, 12h Pr, 8h AUTR
Populations : 15h Th, 9h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS)6 crédits 

Lecturer

Community : Adeline Fayolle
Populations : Arnaud Monty

Coordinator

Adeline Fayolle

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course on the biodiversity analysis methods focuses on the analysis method adapted for
- ecological communities
- populations.

Community

Vegetation survey and analysis of the diversity of plant communities
Interpretation of vegetation and environment data in line with biodiversity management

Populations

Oral teaching:

- Challenges of applied population ecology

- Analysis canvas

- Examples : analysis canvas applied to particular studies

 

Reversed class:

- Examples : analysis canvas applied to particular studies

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

see the course's components.

Community

After completing the course, the student is expected to
- develop an appropriate approach for vegetation sampling to answer a practical problem of biodiversity management
- 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 with respect to environmental conditions

Populations

At the end of the teaching, the student must be able to select/propose a method to answer a research question about plant or animal population ecology. He must be able to interpret the method and results of a given study.

 
 
 

 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

see the course's components.

Community

Ecology, botany

Populations

The course "Biodiversity management" is a co-requisite.

Skills in statistics and ecology are needed to follow the course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

see the course's components.

Community

Main teaching
Field work (vegetation data collection)
Vegetation data analysis
Presentation by students (English)
Study cases analysis

Populations

Oral teaching

Reversed class

(article preparation)

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

see the course's components.

Community

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Lectures
Practical work
Seminars

Teaching material is made avalable on the blackboard portal (e-campus)

Populations

Face-to-face course


Additional information:

Presential

Recommended or required readings

see the course's components.

Community

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

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report


Additional information:

see the course's components.

Community

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Written work / report


Additional information:

Written examination (vegetation study case)
Oral présentations and/or report on practical exercices
The weight will be presented at the begining of the course

Populations

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

Other : Flipped classroom: presentation


Additional information:

The exam is combined with the othercomponent of the course(partim community)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Community

adeline.fayolle@uliege.be

aurore.fanal@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs