ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Botany, Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
Areas: Botany, Zoology
Center Higher Polytechnic Engineering School
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
To train the student in the diagnosis and assessment of biodiversity at a territorial scale and in the knowledge and use of regulations and conventions on the conservation of threatened species and habitats
The title memory includes the following contents:
Assessment and monitoring of biodiversity. Indicators and key elements. Categories and catalogues of threatened species, habitats and protected areas. Invasive species and other biological risks. Said contents will be presented in the expository and interactive classes according to the following agenda:
Exhibition activities (9 h)
Topic 1. Methods and criteria for the analysis of biodiversity in ecosystems. Assessment and monitoring of biodiversity. (Zoology and Botany) (2 h)
Topic 2. Indicators and key elements. Distribution rarity and endemicity in the assessment of biodiversity (Zoology and Botany) (1 h)
Topic 3. Categories and catalogues of threatened species at European, national and regional level. (Zoology and Botany) (2 h)
Topic 4. Categories and catalogues of habitats and protected areas at European, national and regional level.(Zoology and Botany) (2 h)
Topic 5. Invasive animal and plant species. Regulatory aspects. Other biological risks. (Zoology and Botany)(2 h)
Interactive activities (12 h)
Seminar1: Guidelines for preparing a study abaut specific subject within the items offered (1h)
Seminar 2. Recognition visit to two in situ conservation projects (fauna and flora) that are carried out in the ichthyological station of O Veral (Lugo) and in the SCA Serra do Careón (Microreserve Flora of Barazón, Santiso, A Coruña) (Seminar complemented with another analogous of Conservation Actions in ENP course (2 h)
Practice 1. Field trip to a protected area of the Iberian Northwest for the observation, characterization and assestment of its biodiversity. (Activity complemented with another analogous matter Conservation Actions in ENP).(9 h).
Basic Bibliography
Bartolomé C., Alvárez J., Vaquero J., Costa M., Casermeiro M.A., Giraldo J. & Zamora J., 2005. Los tipos de hábitat de interés comunitario de España. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, 283 pp. Madrid
Capdevila, L. et al., 2006- Especies Exóticas Invasoras: Diagnóstico y bases para la prevención y el manejo. Ministerio Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
Delibes, M. 2005- La Naturaleza en peligro. Ed. Destino
European Commission Interpretation, 2013. Manual of European Union Habitats - EUR 28; European Commission. DG Environment. Nature ENV B.3: Brussels.
Loidi, J., 2017. The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, vol 1. Springer. 676 pp. Cham, Switzerland
Miller G.T & Spoolman,SE., 2012. Living in the Environment, 17e. CENGAGE Learning Custom Publishing
Primack, R. B. & Ross, J., 2002. Introducción a la biología de la conservación. Ariel. Barcelona.
Tellería, J.L., 2012. Introducción a la conservación de las especies. Tundra ediciones, Valencia
UICN, 2012. Categorías y Criterios de la Lista Roja de la UICN: Versión 3.1. Segunda edición. Gland, Suiza y Cambridge, Reino Unido: UICN. vi + 34pp. Originalmente publicado como IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: V 3.1. Second edition. (Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Vilà, M., Valladares, F., Traveset,A., Santamaría L. y Castro P. (coord.), 2008. Invasiones biológicas. CSIC
Supplementary Bibliography:
Bacchetta, G., A. Bueno Sánchez, G. Fenu, B. Jiménez-Alfaro, E. Mattana, B. Piotto & M. Virevaire (eds.), 2008. Conservación ex situ de plantas silvestres. Principado de Asturias/La Caixa.
Bañares, Á., Blanca, A., Güemes, J, Moreno, J.C. & Ortiz, S., 2004. Atlas y Libro Rojo de la Flora Vascular Amenazada de España, 2ª ed. Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Publicaciones del O.A.P.N., Madrid
Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, 2010. Biodiversity indicators and the 2010 Target: Experiences and lessons learnt from the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership; Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Technical Series No. 53. Montréal, Canada.
Hawksworth, D.L., 1995. Biodiversity. Measurements and estimation. Edit. Chapman and Hall -The Royal Society. London
Hill, D, Fasham, M, Tucker, G., Shewry, M. & Shaw, P., 2007. Handbook of biodiversity methods: survey, evaluation and
monitoring. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Jiménez, I. & Delibes M. (eds.), 2005. Al borde de la extinción: una visión integral de la recuperación de fauna amenazada en España. EVREN. Valencia, España. 422 pp
Larsson, T.B., 2001. Biodiversity Evaluation Tools for European Forests. Ecological Bulletins, 50.; Wiley-Blackwell.
Peinado M., Monje L. & Martínez J.M., 2006. Manual de Geobotánica: El paisaje vegetal de Castilla-La Mancha. Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, Consejería de Medio Ambiente. Toledo.
Pineda, F.D, de Miguel, J.M., Casado, M.A. & Montalvo, J. (eds.), 2002. La diversidad biológica de España. Pearson Educación, S.A., Madrid.
Primack RB., 2017. Essentials of Conservation Biology. 6th edición. Sinauer Associates
Ramil-Rego, P.; et al., 2008. Os Hábitats de Interese Comunitario en Galicia. Descrición e Valoración Territorial. Monografías do
IBADER - Serie Biodiversidade. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Lugo.
Ramil-Rego, P.; Rodríguez Guitián, M.A.; Gómez-Orellana, L & Ferreiro da Costa, J., 2012. Reseña do Patrimonio Natural e a Biodiversidade de Galicia: año 2012. Monografías do IBADER. Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Lugo.
Ramil-Rego, P., Vales, C. (Eds.), 2019. Especies Exóticas Invasoras: situación e propostas de mitigación. Monografías do Ibader, Serie Biodiversidade.
Rivas-Martínez, 2007. Mapa de series, geoseries y geopermaseries de vegetación de España Itinera geobotanica 17: 5-435
Rivas-Martínez, S., 2011. Mapa de series, geoseries y geopermaseries de vegetación de España. Memoria del mapa de vegetación potencial de España. Parte II. Itinera Geobotanica 18(1): 5-800.
In this matter, the student will acquire or practice a series of generic competences, desirable in any university degree, and specific, specific to engineering in general or forestry engineering in particular. Within the table of competences that was designed for the degree, the following will be worked:
- Basic, general and transversal competences:
CB6: Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB7 To know how to apply the acquired knowledge to their ability to solve problems in new or recently developed environments within more extensive (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their study area.
CB9: To know how to communicate their conclusions –and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them– to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
CB10 To acquire the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will have to be largely self-directed or autonomous.
CG2 Ability to design, direct, prepare, implement and interpret projects and comprehensive action plans in the natural environment
CT1 Ability to analyze and sit down.
CT2: Ability for reasoning and argumentation.
CT3: Individual work capacity, with a self-critical attitude.
CT5: Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information.
CT6: Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CT10: Use of bibliographic and Internet information.
CT11: Use of information in a foreign language.
CT12 Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge.
- Specific competences:
CE28 Knowledge of the indicators and key elements of biodiversity
CE29 Management of the instruments for assessing biodiversity in protected natural areas.
CE30 Ability to analyze biodiversity (species and habitats) for planning and carrying out conservation actions in protected natural areas.
CE31 Preparation and presentation of reports on biodiversity in protected natural areas
Participatory master classes with blackboard support, audio-visual presentations, etc. The theoretical classes will consist of the exposition of the main concepts and the learning in the use of the resources that allow the student to acquire the competences.
Field practice. A visit will be made to a natural space or recovery centre ex situ or in situ for observation and valuation of its biodiversity. A report will be delivery in which it will set out in a critical and reasoned way the main aspects contemplated related to the topics of the subject..
The seminars will be focused on the realization of a work, in which it will consult and cite scientific articles of reference published in English, and to know two projects of conservation of the biodiversity in the surroundings of Lugo (Veral and Santiso). In both cases, the particular aspects of the development of the projects visited as well as the specific topics related to the works selected by the students will be exposed and discussed, with special emphasis on their structure, approach, development, bibliography, etc.
In case of impossibility to carry out these field trips, alternative interactive activities will be carried out covering the formative aspects of the seminar and practical field trips.
Use of the virtual classroom. Support will be provided in the virtual classroom (bibliography, audiovisuals, scientific articles, technical documents, etc.) as well as the backing of the classes in pdf format. The calendar of activities will also be presented and the results of the evaluations and the various incidents that may arise will be communicated.
Since the activities are face-to-face, the attendance and participation of students in the different activities will be monitored.
To pass the subject it is necessary to pass the theory test, attend the practices, and deliver and defend the required papers and reports. The evaluation systems, the weight of each part in the final grade, and the competences evaluated are indicated below:
Attendance and compulsory participation in the exhibition and interactive classes (5%).
Oral and / or written face-to-face tests linked to each thematic block (zoology and botany), carried out following the continuous assessment approach (40%): competences CB6, CB7, CB9, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT12, CE28, CE29, CE30 .
Works delivered and / or presented in person, and participation in the discussion forums (40% seminary issue and 15% partice report : competencies CB7, CB10, CG2, CT1, CT5, CT6, CT10, CT11, CT12, CE29, CE30, CE31.
In the case of not passing any of the evaluation activities throughout the course, there will be a final test (differentiating the theoretical and interactive part), both in the ordinary opportunity and in the second. The parts overcome during the course will be kept in the final exams.
Attendance at expository and interactive classes is mandatory. The waiver of assistance, in justified cases, will only be granted for exhibition activities; in this case, their evaluation will be done from the final exam with a percentage of 45%; The interactive activities will follow the same evaluation process as that carried out by the other students.
In the case of fraudulent tests or exercises, the present regulation at the USC for academic assessment and qualifications will be applied.
The subject consists of 3 ECTS credits (27 in person hours) with a total autonomous workload of the student of 48 hours. The distribution of hours for each activity is shown below:
Expositiry classes: 9 h
Interactive classes: 12 hours distributed in 9 hours of field practices, and 3 hours of seminar
Assessment activities: 3 h
Other activities (Group work ...): 3 h
Total contact hours: 27 h
Autonomous work of the student:
Reading and preparation of topics: 18 h
Preparation and elaboration of papers and reports: 20 h
Preparation of assessment tests: 10 h
Total autonomous work hours: 48 h
Total student work hours: 75 h
Attend and actively participate in theory and practical classes.
Use the proposed computer resources and consult the bibliography provided in the library.
Contingency plan
In accordance with the agreement of the USC Governing Committee of 30 April 2021, which regulates the bases for the development of teaching during the 2021-2022 academic year, and in order to minimize the impact of a possible resurgence of COVID-19, contingency plans are included that consider scenario 2 (distance) and scenario 3 (closure of the facilities).
In all cases involving attendance, the recommended hygienic and sanitary measures will be taken (hydrogel, obligatory use of masks and minimum safety distance between people).
All the prevention measures decreed by the USC for these two scenarios must be complied with, and class attendance will not be allowed if these rules are not followed.
The adaptations of the subject in case teaching cannot be carried out in Scenario 1 only affect the sections Teaching Methodology and Assessment, and consider Scenarios 2 (distancing) and 3 (closure of the facilities).
METHODOLOGY
Scenario 2:
The expository classes, the seminars and the tutorials will be taught telematically and preferably synchronously, through the ICT tools (virtual classroom, Teams, Skype, messaging, corporate email, etc.), and following the agenda.
The seminars, the contents and the design of the works that the students will do will also be organized using the ICT tools.
Laboratory practice and field practice remain the same as in scenario 1. In laboratory practice, the recommended distance between students will be maintained and work will be done individually. If the practices cannot be carried out, they will be replaced by applied cases documented via telematics (audiovisuals, documents, presentations, etc.) (see scenario 3).
Scenario 3:
In the expository classes, the seminars and tutorials will be taught telematically and preferably synchronously, through ICT tools (virtual classroom, Teams, Skype, messaging, corporate email, etc.), and following the agenda.
The practices will be replaced by applied cases documented via telematics (audiovisuals, documents, presentations, etc.).
They will be debated and discussed using the forum and other virtual classroom tools. To do this, the teachers will propose hypotheses and topics centered on conservation and biodiversity.
ASSESMENT
Scenario 2:
The telematics monitoring of the theoretical and seminar classes is compulsory (5%) and will be carried out through the ICT tools (Teams, Virtual Classroom, corporate mail, etc.).
As progress is made in the exposition of the theoretical contents, there will be continuous electronic assessment tests linked to each content block (40%)
The evaluation of the seminar activities (development, content and defense of the works electronically: 40%), and participation and delivery of practice report 15%.
Scenario 3:
The evaluation system for this scenario will be continuous and telematic; this time it includes the monitoring of the discussions related to the practical activities proposed in the virtual classroom.
The percentage weight of each part in the evaluation will be the same as in the other scenarios.
In the case of fraudulent tests or exercises, the present regulation at the USC for academic assessment and qualifications will be applied.
Joaquin Gimenez De Azcarate Cornide
Coordinador/a- Department
- Botany
- Area
- Botany
- joaquin.gimenezdeazcarate [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
Maria Paz Ondina Navarret
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Zoology
- mapaz.ondina [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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