Duration
Community : 12h Th, 12h Pr, 8h AUTR
Populations : 15h Th, 9h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering, professional focus | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Community : Marc Dufrêne
Populations : Arnaud Monty
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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 and animal 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
Practical applications
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 communities sampling to answer a practical problem of biodiversity management
- be able to select an analysis method 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 course, the student should be able to:
- Select and/or propose a relevant analytical method to address a given question in the fields of animal or plant population ecology or wildlife management.
- Interpret the method and the results of a given study.
- Implement appropriate statistical analyses to address a question in the field of population ecology.
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
Concrete data analysis
Study cases analysis
Populations
Oral teaching
Reversed class
(article preparation)
Practical work
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
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The set of lectures, slides, and seminars constitutes the material that will help the student achieve the intended learning outcomes. Students are advised to take notes during classes.
The materials may be modified during the academic year, but the final version must be available online no later than six weeks before the corresponding assessment.
Recommended reading:
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.
Populations
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
The set of lectures, slides, and seminars constitutes the material that will help the student achieve the intended learning outcomes. Students are advised to take notes during classes.
The materials may be modified during the academic year, but the final version must be available online no later than six weeks before the corresponding assessment.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Additional information:
First session
Practical courses POP (15% of the mark)
Oral presentation POP (15%)
Report COM (15%)
Written exam (theory and study case on the POP and COM components, 55%)
Second session
Written exam (theory and practice, study cases on the POP and COM components, 100%)
Community
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Further information:
The exam is combined with the othercomponent of the course(partim population)
Populations
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Written work / report
Other : Flipped classroom: presentation
Further information:
The exam is combined with the othercomponent of the course(partim community)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Community
Dufrêne Marc <Marc.Dufrene@uliege.be>
Populations
Arnaud Monty
arnaud.monty@uliege.be