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, External department linked to the degrees
Areas: Botany, Área externa M. U. en Biodiversidad Terrestre: Caracterización, Conservación y Gestión
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
• Ability to recognize and identify elements of terrestrial ecosystems.
• Ability to detect and evaluate the interaction between biota and physical environment in an ecosystem.
• Ability to detect and evaluate biological interactions in an ecosystem.
• Ability to identify the processes of change in terrestrial ecosystems.
Expositive activities (14 h) (Theoretical subjects):
Expositive activities (14 h) (Theoretical subjects):
1. Habitat and ecosystem concepts. Biotic and abiotic variables in terrestrial ecosystems.
2. Biological interactions
3. Communities: types and main features
4. Changes in terrestrial ecosystems. Exchanges of matter and energy
Interactives activities (7 h) (practices, seminars, tutorials):
1. Community analysis.
2. Quantification of diversity and functional groups in communities.
3. Study and analysis of biological interactions in ecosystems
4. Exhibition of works
• Begon M., Townsend C.R., Harper J.L., 2006. Ecology (4th ed). 759pp. Blackwell.
• Hill D, Fasham M, Tucker G, Shewry M, Shaw P., 2006. Handbook of Biodiversity methods. 589pp. Cambridge University Press.
• Loidi, J. 2017. The Vegetation of the Iberian Peninsula, vol 1. Springer. 676 pp. Cham, Switzerland
• 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.
• Rivas-Martínez S., Díaz T., Fernández, F., Izco J., Loidi J., lousa M., & Penas A. 2002. Vascular plant communities of Spain and Portugal. Itinera geobotanica 15 (2): 433-922.
• van Dyke F, 2008. Conservation Biology. 480pp. Sringer.
• van der Maerl E (Ed.), 2005. Vegetation Ecology. 411pp. Blackwell.
BASIC AND GENERAL SKILLS
CG01 - Acquisition of the ability to analyse current and future situations of terrestrial biodiversity
CG02 - Use of appropriate terminology on terrestrial biodiversity
CG03 - Use of information sources and databases for the analysis and to produce specific information on terrestrial biodiversity
CB7 - Students should know how to apply their skills to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their study area
CB8 - Students should be able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, even though incomplete or limited, considers social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CROSS-SECTIONAL SKILLS
CT1 – Ability for analysis and synthesis
CT2 - Ability for reasoning, argumentation and decision making
CT3 - Competence in teamwork and collectively tackle problems
CT4 -Ability to obtain adequate, diverse and updated information in different languages
SPECIFIC SKILLS
CE6 – To know techniques for identification of organisms and biological interaction types.
Exhibition classes supported with classroom tools (waxing, computer, video cannon), and supplemented with online teaching support (Virtual Campus). In them the teacher presents concepts and / or procedures, providing basic information necessary to understand a theoretical perspective or a practical procedure, promoting the participation of students.
Interactive classes: Fieldwork complemented with laboratory practices and cabinet work; its objective is the observation in situ of aspects of the physical and biological environment, the realization of experiments, the interpretation, processing and resolution of practical cases and / or the learning and application of computer software, with the support and supervision of the teaching staff
Realization of works and reports. Oral presentation of individual or group works. Debate with teachers and students. Follow-up, forums and online debates.
The proposed methodology follows the guidelines of teaching based on projects developed in the natural environment.
The teaching will take place in the Courel Biological Station (USC) and surroundings, during three consecutive days in spring. During this period, expository classes will alternate with interactive ones; the latter will be organized by groups of students. Each group will be in charge of developing a practical project related to some of the contents of the course. The last working session will be devoted to the organization of the results of the projects and a brief public presentation of them.
The schedule of distribution of the teaching will be conditioned by the climatic conditions that occur during those days.
% MÍNIMO % MÁXIMO COMPETENCIAS
Following-up of the performance and participation in the activities. 20 30 CG01,CG02, CT1
Preparation of a written report by groups 20 40 CG03, CB7, CB8, CT2, CT3, CT4, CE6
Public presentation of the report 30 40 CG03, CB7, CB8, CT2, CT3, CT4, CE6
Exam 0 30 CG01,CG02, CT1, CT2,
The main evaluation method will be the follow-up of the individual participation of each student in the work group, and the preparation and presentation of the final report of the project. If necessary, the evaluation will be completed with an exam.
En caso de no superar la primera oportunidad, el alumnado deberá realizar una prueba única de examen para superar la materia en la segunda oportunidad.
In case of not passing the first opportunity, students must take a single exam in the second opportunity.
Hours Attendance (%)
Lectures 14 100
Interactive classes 7 100
Tutorials 1 100
Exam 2 100
Personal studies 51 0
Total hours of work 75
Attend participatively the theoretical and practical classes.
Use the proposed computer resources and consult the library with contributed bibliography
Joaquin Gimenez De Azcarate Cornide
- Department
- Botany
- Area
- Botany
- joaquin.gimenezdeazcarate [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor