Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2023_24
Subject ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE Code 00207038
Study programme
0207 - GRADO EN CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
3 Optional Fourth First
Language
Castellano
Prerequisites
Department BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL
Coordinador
PRIETO AGUILAR , IVAN
E-mail ipria@unileon.es
rpinp@unileon.es
Lecturers
PINTO PRIETO , RAYO
PRIETO AGUILAR , IVAN
Web http://
General description Lanscape Ecology: principles, theories, methods and applications in conservation and land mangement. Perceptual analysis of landscape quality and fragility: aplications in environmental impact assessment projects
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL TARREGA GARCIA-MARES , MARIA REYES
Secretario BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL MARCOS PORRAS , ELENA MARIA
Vocal BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL ANSOLA GONZALEZ , GEMMA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL FERNANDEZ ALAEZ , CAMINO
Secretario BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL GARCIA CRIADO , FRANCISCO
Vocal BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL BECARES MANTECON , ELOY

Competencias
Code  
A13943
A13944
A13945
A13946
A13947
A14011
A14012
A14013
A14014
A14017
B3751
B3752
B3753
B3754
B3755
B3756
B3757
B3758
B3759
B3760
B3761
B3762
B3763
C3 CMECES3 That students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
C5 CMECES5 That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy

Learning aims
Competences
C3
C5
C3
C5
C3
C5
C3
C5
C3
C5
A13943
A13944
A13945
A13946
A13947
A14013
A14014
A14017
A14011
A14012
B3751
B3752
B3753
B3754
B3755
B3756
B3757
B3758
B3759
B3760
B3761
B3762
B3763

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Lectures T1.- LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY AS A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FOR LANDSCAPE STUDIES: Concept of landscape in Ecology. Origin, unifying principles and trends of thought in Landscape Ecology. Ecological theories and models applied to the study of the landscape.

T2.-LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION: Landscape elements. Types and quantification of patterns. Scale and perception. Models of landscape organization along a anthropogenic gradient. Landscape classification.

T3.- LANDSCAPE AS A CHANGING MOSAIC: The changing mosaic. Stability and disturbance. Main causes for land transformations. Spatial models of change. Case study.

T4.-FUNCTIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY: Fragmentation and spatial heterogeneity. Flows within the landscape. Landscape and ecosystem services.

T5.- LANDSCAPE PERCEPTION. Landscape visual analysis. Heterogeneity and perception. Landscape visual properties. Quality assessment methods and visual fragility. Landscape potential.

T6.- MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF LANDSCAPES. Management of species, patterns, processes and functional areas. Conservation criteria and strategies.
Practices Applied studies of landscape structure, dynamics and functioning - Computer

Landscape analysis and interpretation. Fieldwork

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms 8 16 24
 
Seminars 4 6 10
Field work/trips 6 9 15
Personal tuition 1 0 1
 
Lecture 10 13 23
 
Mixed tests 2 0 2
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms Practices are a direct application of contents imparted in lectures. This activity has the following objectives: • Giving a brief introduction to the objectives, fundamentals and criteria necessary for the execution of the practice. •Providing the necessary documentation (scripts) in advance so that students can have a prior knowledge of the activities that will be carried out. • Supervising and guiding the student's work during the course, as well as in the development of individual practical work. The student carries out the practice independently, he/her must plan the work in accordance with the guidelines provided by the teacher.
Seminars Attendance and participation in seminars/lectures given by experts in landscape ecology on relevant and current aspects of landscape ecology and the use of landscape ecology tools in environmental management. Autonomous and group preparation of seminars by reading, interpretating and discussing scientific articles that allow them to supplement the topics of the course, as well as the analysis and debate of different texts (scientific, informative, press news) related to the course
Field work/trips During the field trip the student will learn techniques to validate the landscape classifications made during lab work (computer practices) with information extracted from Corine Landcover.
Personal tuition Tutorial sessions are aimed at resolving students' questions on the course content.
Lecture Lectures are structured in the following parts: •Introduction: The topic is put in context, stating the specific objectives that will be achieved and the interrelationships of the topic with other contents of the course and with practical realities. •Development: Contents are presented in a coherent and properly structured manner, with allusion to their applicability. Contents will be linked to those transmitted in previous sessions and with those that will be taught later. •Summary and discussion: Once the topic has been developed, a brief summary of the exposition is made. This summary can consist of brief comments or a recapitulation of fundamental concepts of the topic.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
Tutorial sessions can be scheduled upon student’s request

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Lecture Written test on the contents, knowledge and understanding of the subject in lectures 50%
Practicals using information and communication technologies (ICTs) in computer rooms Through ICT in computer classrooms Evaluated by a written report 30%
Seminars Active participation in the discussion established in the seminars will be evaluated 5%
Field work/trips Evaluated by the presentation of a written report on the contents developed in the field 15%
 
Other comments and second call

In the second written test (second call), the student will repeat the parts of the subject not passed in the first written test.

In order to prevent plagiarism and guarantee conditions of equal opportunities for all students, the possession and use of mobile and/or electronic devices, notes, books, folders will not be allowed during the evaluation tests. or miscellaneous materials not authorized and provided for by the teacher in the teaching guide, nor necessary to carry them out, as established in the GUIDELINES FOR ACTION IN CASE OF PLAGIARISM, COPYING OR FRAUD IN EXAMS OR ASSESSMENT TESTS, approved by the Board of Government of the University. The simple possession of these devices during the evaluation tests, will represent the immediate withdrawal of the exam, the student’s expulsion and the qualification of the test as “failed”. The teacher will provide, prior to the tests, a list of the materials, means and additional resources necessary for the development of the tests.


Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

Burel, F. y Baudry, J. 2002. Ecología del paisaje. Conceptos, métodos y aplicaciones. Ed. Mundi Prensa, Madrid

Farina, A. 2006. Principles and methods in Landscape ecology. 2º ed. Chapman & Hall, London

Farina, A. 2011. Ecología del Paisaje. Universidad de Alicante

Forman, R. T. T. 1995. Land mosaics. The ecology of landscapes and regions. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

Forman, R.T.T. 2004. Mosaico Territorial Para La Región Metropolitana De Barcelona. Ed. Gustavo Gili, Barcelona

Forman, R.T.T. 2008. Urban Regions: Ecology and Planning Beyond The City. Cambridge University Press

Forman, R.T.T. y Godron, M. 1986. Landscape Ecology. Wiley & Sons, NY

González-Bernáldez, F. 1981. Ecología y paisaje. Blume, Madrid

Mata, R. y Sanz C. 2004. Atlas de los paisajes de España. Centro de Publicaciones, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid

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