ECTS credits ECTS credits: 4.5
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 2 Expository Class: 23 Interactive Classroom: 18 Total: 43
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Botany
Areas: Botany
Center Faculty of Pharmacy
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Acquisition of basic knowledge about the importance of photosynthetic organisms in the environment and health. Special attention is paid to groups used as bioindicators and biomonitors.
Expository class program (23 hours)
Presentation of the subject
Topic 1.- Environmental botany and health, Concepts and content. Photosynthesis. Ecosystems and ecosystem services.
Topic 2.- Bioindicators and Biomonitors. Definitions, characteristics and types. Application and usefulness of the different plant groups.
Topic 3.- Continental waters, pollution and photosynthetic organisms. Bioindicators in continental waters.
Topic 4.- Cyanobacteria. Water blooms (“blooms”). Cyanotoxins.
Topic 5.- Diatoms. Diatom sampling and analysis methodology. Diatomic index. Pollution assessment methods. Euglenophytes.
Topic 6.- Dinoflagellates and red tides. Harmful algal blooms (HAB). Characterization, conditions of appearance, cycles, toxins. Implications for health. Control methods.
Topic 7.- Seaweed and sea pollution. Benthic algae as bioindicators. Changes in communities.
Topic 8.- Lichens. Characteristics. Atmospheric pollution. Effect of pollutants. Epiphytic lichens as bioindicators. Study methods. Lichen indices.
Topic 9.- Bryophytes. Characteristics. Mosses as bioindicators. Pollution and atmospheric deposition. Mosses that accumulate heavy metals. Study methods and applications. Mosses indicating pollution in continental waters.
Topic 10.- Vascular plants. Characteristics. Response to contaminants. Vascular plants as bioindicators of atmospheric pollution. Vascular plants indicating pollution in continental waters.
Topic 11.- Helophytes as decontaminants. Sewage water. Wastewater decontamination methods. Artificial wetlands. Plants used. Types of wetlands. Advantages and disadvantages of different types of artificial wetlands.
Topic 12.- Biological components of the atmosphere as producers of allergies. Biological Cycles of pollen-producing plants. Types of pollination. Pollen types. Biological air quality. Aerobiology Networks.
Topic 13.- Botany, climate change and health. Greenhouse effect. Emissions of greenhouse gases. Global warming. Deforestation and Climate Change. CO2 sequestration, evapotranspiration and albedo. Changes in land use. Reforestation. Marine ecosystems: blue carbon.
Topic 14.- Green infrastructures. Pollens, allergies and urban gardens. Urban green infrastructures and health. Heat island. Ecosystem services. Environmental justice.
Topic 15.- Health and climate change. Global warming. Permafrost and gas emissions. Thaw. Rising sea levels. Climatic anomalies. Catastrophic phenomena. Dampening of climatic phenomena by plants. Climate change and vector-borne diseases.
Practical classes program
There will be 3 practices (10 hours) with the program indicated below. The 2nd will be carried out in the Center environment and the rest of the practices in the laboratory.
Practice 1. Identification and counting of diatoms in continental waters. Calculation of diatomic indices.
Practice 2. Identification and counting of lichens. Application of a simple pollution measurement scale.
Practice 3. Identification and counting of pollen and fungal spores in aerobiological samples.
The work done by the students, in these sessions, will be part of the continuous evaluation.
Seminars (8 hours)
They will be dedicated to dealing with the methodological part (sampling, analysis, application of indices) of the most common bioindicators, specifically atmospheric biological particles, diatoms and lichens. The work done by the students in these sessions will be part of the continuous evaluation.
Tutorials
The tutorials on this subject (2h) will be used for students to present the results of a course work, carried out individually or in a small group (2 students maximum), whose grade will be part of the continuous evaluation.
In the office tutorials (6 hours/week), voluntary for students, questions about theoretical or practical aspects of the development of the program will be answered as well as any other questions related to the organization and evaluation of the subject.
Basic Bibliography
Izco, J. et al., (2004). Botánica. 2ª ed. Madrid: McGraw-Hill Interamericana.
- Ederra A. (1996). Botánica ambiental aplicada: las plantas y el equilibrio ecológico de nuestra tierra. Ed. Eunsa.
- McMichael A.J. et al, eds. (2003) Cambio climático y salud humana - Riesgos y respuestas. RESUMEN. WHO, Geneva.
- Nabors, M.W.(2006). Introducción a la Botánica (en línea). Madrid: Pearson. https://bibliotecaia.ism.edu.ec/Varios/IntroduccionBotanica.pdf (22-05-2024)
Complementary bibliography
- Aira M.J., Vázquez R. & Izco J. Eds (2014). Manual de prácticas de Botánica: laboratorio y campo. Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidade de Santiago.
- Cariñanos P., Casares-Porcel M., Díaz de la Guardia C. et al. (2016) Salud Ambiental de los parques españoles: Aproximación al potencial alergénico de espacios verdes urbanos. Revista de Salud Ambiental. 16(1):33-42.
- Iriso Calle A, Bueno Marí R, De las Heras E, Lucientes J, & Molina R. (2017). Cambio climático en España y su influencia en las enfermedades de transmisión vectorial. Revista de Salud Ambiental.; 17(1):70-86.
- Ministerio de sanidad, Servicios sociales e Igualdad. (2013). Impacto del Cambio Climático en la Salud. Resumen Ejecutivo. Informes estudios e investigación. Ministerio de sanidad, Servicios sociales e Igualdad. https://www.mscbs.gob.es/ciudadanos/saludAmbLaboral/docs/CCResumen_ESP… (lasta date of access 22-05-2024)
Knowledge:
Con 03. Know how to apply the scientific method and acquire skills in the management of legislation, sources of information, bibliography, development of protocols and other aspects that are considered necessary for the design and critical evaluation of preclinical and clinical trials.
Con 22. Understand the nature and behavior of infectious agents
Con 24. Know medicinal plants: botanical diversity, physiology, use and management.
Skills or abilities:
H/D 05. Develop communication and information skills, both oral and written, to deal with patients and users of the centre where they carry out their professional activity.
Competences:
Comp 10. Critical and self-critical capacity.
Comp 11. Teamwork.
Comp 12. Interpersonal skills.
Comp 18. Ability to apply knowledge in practice.
Comp 20. Ability to learn.
Comp 21. Ability to adapt to new situations.
A) Expository classes: Lesson taught by the teacher with the support of power point presentations and, where appropriate, additional audiovisual material (videos, etc.)
B) Interactive classes in small groups (Seminars): Theoretical/practical classes that will be dedicated to dealing with the methodology of using bioindicators. Students will have specific scripts in the virtual classroom. Since the work done by the students in these sessions is part of the continuous evaluation, attendance at classes is mandatory.
C) Practical laboratory classes: Included here are classes that take place in a practical laboratory and in the field. In them the student acquires the skills of a laboratory and consolidates the knowledge acquired in theory classes. For these practices, the student will have specific scripts in the virtual classroom, which will include general considerations about the work in the laboratory, as well as a brief presentation of the fundamentals, the methodology to follow and the indication of the calculations to be carried out and results. to present. After an explanation from the teacher, the student will carry out individually, or in small groups, the experiments and calculations necessary to obtain the results, which will be evaluated. Since the work done by the students in these sessions is part of the continuous evaluation, attendance at classes is mandatory.
D) Blackboard tutorials in a very small group. They will be used for the presentation by the students to the rest of the class of a course work, carried out individually. At the end of the presentation there will be a debate on the chosen topic. Since the work done by the students in these sessions is part of the continuous evaluation, attendance at classes is mandatory.
The schedule of the expository classes is specified on the Faculty of Pharmacy website.
The schedule in which the seminars and practices will be given will be set in the first week of class, in accordance with the students enrolled at that time. These dates must be in accordance with the teaching of the expository class syllabus.
The first day of class will also set the date for delivery and presentation of the course work.
The pass of the subject will be achieved by obtaining 5 points. The theoretical exam will deal with the contents of the program and will be valued with a maximum of 6 points of the total grade (10 points). It will be necessary to obtain 2.5 points in the theoretical exam to be able to add to the continuous assessment.
Continuous evaluation activities will be valued with 4 points of the total grade (10 points), which can be obtained as follows:
• Up to 3 points for the activity of the seminars and practices (1 point per thematic block), with the completion of specific tests at the end of each thematic block of practices and seminars.
• Up to 1 point for coursework
Attendance and participation in all activities that are part of the continuous evaluation is mandatory for first-enrollment students. On the second occasion, these grades will be kept, to which the result of the repetition of the content exam of the expository classes will be added.
The continuous assessment score can be maintained (only the following year) for repeating students who wish to do so, but repeating students can repeat the continuous assessment activities.
The evaluation of the competencies acquired in the subject will be carried out through the following channels: The exam will evaluate knowledge Con 22 and Con 24 and competencies Comp 10, Comp 12, Comp 20 and Comp 21, through the questions that students must answer in writing. In the interactive classes, knowledge will be assessed Con 03, Con 22 Con 24, habilities/skills H/D 05 and Comp competencies 10, 11, 12, 18, 20 and 21.
Study time and personal work
Expository classes – 23 hours
Interactive classes: Practices and seminars - 18 hours (10+8)
Tutorials- 2 hours
Exams and review – 2 hours
Total hours of face-to-face work in the classroom or laboratory 45 hours
Individual or group autonomous study – 48 hours
Resolution of exercises (seminars and practices) and preparation of course work – 18 hours
Consultation and downloads of the virtual classroom - 1.5 hours
Total personal work hours of the student - 67.5 hours
Recommendations for the study of the subject
- Attendance at all teaching activities.
- Consult with the teaching staff any questions related to the subject.
- Daily learning of the contents taught in classes.
- Consultation of the recommended and complementary bibliography.
- Use the virtual classroom
Observations
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions set forth in the Regulations for evaluating the academic performance of students and reviewing grades will apply.
Mª Del Carmen Lopez Rodriguez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Botany
- Area
- Botany
- Phone
- 881813372
- mdelcarmen.lopez.rodriguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
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