15 ECTS credits
375 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4018779FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
Table of contents :
- data collection in the rainforest,
- analysis of rainforest biodiversity
- biomass and natural resources
- protocols for describing new species
- use of remote sensing and geographic information systems in analysing forest dynamics, anthropogenic impacts on the rainforest
- forests products and services uses and management
Course material, text books and further reading :
Course notes. Field course manual.
Please consult the course descriptions on the TROPIMUNDO website for the most completed and updated course descriptions.
Transport, food and accommodation costs during excursion have to be borne by the students.
Course objectives :
The field course is an interdisciplinary rainforest-oriented workshops with as main goal to put educational theory into educational practice in situ by giving to student field experience within a rainforest context.
Learning outcomes : please note the general comment on learning outcomes
Education level: Specialised Ecosystem focus: Environment Biological level: Ecosystem
Upon successful completion of this course the students will be able to apply:
- Tools and principles of systematics in the rainforest environment;
- tools and principles of participatory research;
- tools of species, habitat and ecosystem assessment
- floristic inventory in forest ecosystems
- assessment of agroforestry initiatives
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Exam : Written 70%
Exam : Project 30%
2ndsession : oral or written exam to be decided by the teacher.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Brussels
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Paris
Master of Biology: AR Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, start at Cayenne