ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 30 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 55
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Botany, Functional Biology, Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
Areas: Botany, Ecology, Zoology
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable
Acquire the scientific bases of ecological theory and its application towards the sustainability of ecosystems and the conservation of biological diversity.
Provide students with the skills and abilities necessary to design and implement plans for the conservation of biological diversity, at different spatio-temporal scales at their different levels of organization.
THEORY (30h) All classrooms will be face-to-face. The approximate duration of each song is indicated in parentheses.
Block I INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL CONCEPTS (10 h)
Unit 1. INTRODUCTION. (2h)
Unit 2. FOCAL SPECIES. (2h)
Unit 3. EXTINCTION AND HABITATS FRAGMENTATION. (2h)
Unit 4. MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL SPACES. (2h)
Unit 5. CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS. (2h)
Block II. FLORA AND VEGETATION CONSERVATION (10 h)
Unit 6. HABITAT RESTORATION AND PLANT CONSERVATION. (2h)
Unit 7. TOOLS FOR ACTIVE INTERVENTION IN THE CONSERVATION OF PLANT COMMUNITIES. (3hrs)
Unit 8. INVASIVE SPECIES OF FLORA. (2h)
Unit 9. CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS OF THE CONSERVATION OF THE FLORA AND ITS USE IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA (1.5 h)
Unit 10. INCORPORATION OF THE ADAPTATION FACTOR IN THE DESIGN OF THE CONSERVATION OF THE FLORA. (1.5hrs)
Block III. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (10 h)
Unit 11. INVASIVE FAUNA. (2h)
Unit 12. MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF INVERTEBRATES. (4hrs)
Unit 13. MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF VERTEBRATES. (4hrs)
FIELD AND LABORATORY PRACTICES (18 h)
The internship calendar will be adjusted as far as possible to the development of the theoretical program.
Practice 1. Technical visit to natural spaces with Threatened Species Management programs.
Practice 2. Technical visit to natural spaces.
The two practices are subject to the allocation of financing for their realization.
Objectives and Capacities to Develop
In situ examination of the problem of conservation of threatened species. Discussion of management strategies and environmental education with those responsible for them. Development of critical spirit.
SEMINARS (6 hours)
1. Legislative and technical framework for conservation. (2h)
2. Preparation of a flora conservation plan (2 h).
3. Inventory methods and quantification of animal populations (2 h)
The seminars will be face-to-face and will include exercises, problems and obtaining parameters obtained from data collected in field and laboratory practices or from bibliographic data. They may also include talks and discussions with experts from other universities and research centers, debates on current issues and other activities related to the subject.
TUTORIALS (1 hour)
They will be dedicated to the review of key aspects and the exercises of the seminars and those in charge to carry out as personal work.
BASIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
HUNTER, M. L. & GIBBS, J. P., ( 2007). Fundamentals of Conservation Biology, Oxford: Blackwell.
PRIMACK, R. B. & Ros J.., (2002). Introducción a la biología de la conservación. Barcelona: Editorial Ariel Ciencia.
TELLERÍA J. L., (2012). Introducción a la conservación de especies. Valencia: Tundra ediciones.
COMPLEMENTARY BIBLIOGRAPHY
CAUGHLEY, G. & GUNN, A., (1996). Conservation Biology in Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Blackwell Sciences.
SODHI, N. S. & EHRLICH, P. R., (2010). Conservation Biology for All, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
SUTHERLAND, W. J. (ed.) (1996). Ecological Census Techniques. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
VOLIS, S., (2019). Plant Conservation. The Role of Habitat Conservation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Some relevant electronic resources:
• Agencia Europea de Medio Ambiente. http://www.eea.europa.eu
• BirdLife International. http:/www.birdlife.org y http://www.seo.org
• Convención de Ramsar sobre los Humedales. http://www.ramsar.org
• Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Flora y Fauna Silvestre (CITES). http://www.cites.org
• Dirección General de Medio Ambiente de la Comisión Europea. http://ec.europa.eu/environment
• IUCN-The World Conservation Union. http://www.iucn.org
• International Species Information System. http://www.isis.org
• Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. http://www.mma.es
• World Conservation Monitoring Center. http://www.unep-wcmc
• World Wide Fund. http://www.wwf.es
COMPETENCES
Within the competences in this matter, the following will be worked more specifically:
transverse
CT1 - Ability to search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT2 -Capacity for reasoning, argumentation and critical thinking.
CT3 - Ability to work in a group and deal with problematic situations collectively.
CT4 - Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CT6 - Ability to adequately reflect the sources of information used. CT7 - Ability to apply ICTs in the field of Biology.
CT8 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge, promoting initiative and creativity.
CT10 - Ability to interpret experimental results.
specific
CE3 - Know and know how to apply instrumental techniques, and design work protocols in the laboratory and in the field, applying the regulations and appropriate techniques related to safety, hygiene, waste management and quality.
CE12 - Know and understand the structure and dynamics of populations and communities.
CE13 - Know how to describe, analyze and interpret the physical environment and its relationship with living beings.
The basic and general competences are those that appear in the memory of the Degree.
The EXHIBITION classes will consist of master classes in which the concepts of wool will be introduced with the support of audiovisual and computer media; They can have different formats (theory, problems and/or general examples, general guidelines of the subject), promoting student participation.
Interactive seminar classes in small groups, in which applications of the theory are proposed and solved, exercises, problems, case simulations, etc. are carried out. Active participation of the students is required.
The interactive classes of SEMINARS will be dedicated to the resolution, by the student, of questions and problems related to the topics covered, talks with specialists, debates, etc. At the end of each one of them there will be a brief exposition, by the teacher, regarding the resolution of said questions and problems.
The interactive classes of LABORATORY OR FIELD will address the management of laboratory and field methods that allow familiarization with the usual way of working in Conservation Biology. The scripts provided at the beginning of the practices include the necessary information to be able to follow the development of the proposed task in an orderly and clear way. Facing the resolution of a specific problem, and the fact that the practice groups are smaller, seems to favor a greater interaction between the students and the teacher, and facilitates the intervention and raising doubts. Each practice must be accompanied by the delivery of a task that will constitute part of the continuous evaluation.
TUTORIALS: They will be dedicated basically to the clarification of doubts about the theory and the seminars, as well as #any other query related to the teaching of the subject. They may be virtual through MS-teams.
Attendance to expository and interactive classes will be voluntary.
The evaluation will be identical for both opportunities. The final test is complementary to the continuous evaluation. In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the provisions contained in the Regulations for evaluating student academic performance and review of qualifications will apply. These instruments will be used to evaluate the competences according to the following scheme: - In the exam the competences are evaluated: CX1, CX2, CX3, CX4, CX5, CB1, CB2, CB4, CB5, CT1, CT2, CT8, CT10, CE3, CE12, CE13. - In practical cases: CX1, CX2, CX3, CX4, CX5, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT4, CT6, CT7, CT10, CE3 and CE13. As a summary, as continuous evaluation, the reports of practices and/or seminars will be evaluated and they will represent 30% of the final qualification. All activities are voluntary. The final test that is complementary to the continuous evaluation will mean 70% of the final qualification. Repeating students have the same evaluation system as first-time students. For repeating students, only the qualification of the memory of the results of the practices will be kept, during the same period that the regulations of this university provide for attendance at practices.
In addition, students will be able to raise up to 20% of the continuous evaluation mark (that is, 0.6 points) by carrying out complementary activities proposed by the subject teachers, for example by participating in the teaching innovation project "Planting towards the fire (PCL)”.
In addition to face-to-face teaching of various types, students must specify hours of study and personal work. Together, the hours spent are:
30 expositive hours (classes)
24 interactive hours (seminars, field and laboratory practices)
1 hours of tutorials
93 hours of personal work
2 hours of exam
150 hours of total dedication
Study time and personal work
The total number of hours of personal work of the student is estimated at 93 hours, of which approximately 60 hours will be necessary for the study of the theoretical contents, including the reading of texts and the search for bibliographic information, and 33 hours will be necessary for the realization of activities independently (single or group) and the writing of memories and reports.
- Regularly attend theoretical classes, seminars and practices
-Study the subject up to date
-Consult the bibliography
-Consult doubts in class or during tutoring hours.
All the contents will be available in the virtual classroom. Communication with students will be trought Virtual Campus and Teams
Jesus Dominguez Conde
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Zoology
- Phone
- 881813268
- jesus.dominguez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Otilia Reyes Ferreira
Coordinador/a- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Ecology
- Phone
- 881813318
- otilia.reyes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Luis Miguel Serrano Perez
- Department
- Botany
- Area
- Botany
- Phone
- 881814972
- miguel.serrano [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary professor appointed due to Vacancy - T3
Anton Manoel Leira Campos
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Ecology
- Phone
- 881813235
- manel.leira [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
María Olalla Lorenzo Carballa
- Department
- Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology
- Area
- Zoology
- olalla.lorenzo.carballa [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary supply professor for IT and others
Jonatan Rodríguez Parra
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Ecology
- jonatan.rodriguez.parra [at] usc.es
- Category
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
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| 16:00-17:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| 05.20.2024 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 01. Charles Darwin |
| 05.20.2024 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 02. Gregor Mendel |
| 05.20.2024 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 03. Carl Linnaeus |
| 07.08.2024 10:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 04: James Watson and Francis Crick |