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Subject | ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE | Code | 00207038 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Descriptors | Credit. | Type | Year | Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Optional | Fourth | First |
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Department | BIODIVERSIDAD Y GEST.AMBIENTAL |
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ipria@unileon.es rpinp@unileon.es |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Competencias |
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A13943 | |
A13944 | |
A13945 | |
A13946 | |
A13947 | |
A14011 | |
A14012 | |
A14013 | |
A14014 | |
A14017 | |
B3751 | |
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B3758 | |
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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 |
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A14011 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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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