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| Udgave: |
Efterår 2012 NAT |
| ECTS points: |
15 |
| Punkter: |
15 |
| Point: |
15,0 |
| Blokstruktur: |
1. blok |
| Institutter: |
Department of Biology |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Professor Kaj Sand Jensen, 35321905, e-mail: ksandjensen@bio.ku.dk; Lektor Dean Jacobsen, 35321913, e-mail: djacobsen@bio.ku.dk
PhD-studendt Lars Båstrup-Spohr, e-mail: lbaastrupspohr@bio.ku.dk |
| Andre undervisere: |
Nina Reuss, Hans Henrik Bruun, Karsten Raulund-Rasmussen, Jacob Heilmann-Clausen, Kirsten Christoffersen og Theis Kragh. |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
Monday morning, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Schedule |
| Undervisnings- form: |
Thematic course including excursions, practical and theoretical exercises, interactive class room discussion, and lectures. Based on excursions and exercises mandatory reports are written. A specific catchment and region (“Kongernes Nordsjælland”) is used for integrated observations, analyses and syntheses. |
| Formål: |
Practical training and experience with measuring and calculating biodiversity and classifying nature types and using the descriptors.
Practical training with measuring and knowledge on evaluating the historical development of climate, hydrology, carbon dynamics, acidification, nutrient richness of landscapes and major habitats (lakes, forests, wetlands and grasslands).
Planning and management of conflicts of interest in natural and semi-natural landscapes.
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| Indhold: |
Thematic course comprising field work, practical exercises, lectures and interactive class room discussions of ecology and management of a specific catchment area, Gribskov and the National Park, “Kongernes Nordsjælland”.
The course analyses nine elements:
Biodiversity: Diversity and species-richness patterns and quantitative measures
Habitat Directive and Paragraph 3 areas
After ice-age development of climate and communities and processes (including leaching, acidification and eutrophication) in lakes, terrestrial vegetation and soils.
Recent 200 years development of the landscape (forest types, meadows, wetlands
Quantitative regulation, rates of carbon deposition in forests and wetlands and evaluation of CO2 emissions and sustainable energy production.
Ecological restoration of nature habitats and natural hydrology in landscapes.
Conflicts of onterests among users of nature and semi-nature areas.
Ecologically founded management principles of landscapes and nature habitats.
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| Målbeskrivelse: |
After completing the course the student must have gained the following knowledge and skills:
Knowledge:
Demonstrate knowledge on the functioning, dynamics and changes of natural and human influenced terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems on system, landscape and catchment scale, regionally and globally
Explain the basic evolutionary and ecological processes determining species richness, diversity and composition in natural and semi-natural habitats and the suitable methods to quantify them.
Explain the mechanisms behind changes in climate, carbon dynamics, hydrology, landscapes and natural habitats during geological periods with little human impact and recent historical periods with excessive human impacts.
Become familiar with classification and management of nature habitats.
Skills
Apply biological methods and computer techniques in providing quantitative measures of species diversity, richness and composition in natural habitats and nature types.
Communicate understanding of functioning of natural and semi-natural habitats and the ways natural climate, hydrology and biological processes versus human impacts and management determine the development and quality of natural and semi-natural habitats.
Formulate aims and guiding principles for use and protection of nature, biodiversity and landscapes, and evaluate the possibilities to manage and restore populations, habitats and landscapes
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| Lærebøger: |
Chapin III, S. et al. 2012 Priciples of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. Springer.
Ausden, M. 2007. Habiat Management for Conservation –A Handbook of Techniques. Oxford University Press.
Selected reviews and handouts on:
Biodiversity Measures
Classification of nature types
Holocene climate development and contemporary drivers
Forest development and planning
Carbon dynamics in atmosphere, landscape and habitats
Natural and perturbed hydrology
Classified nature and management
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| Tilmelding: |
Registration for the course in the period 15 May -1 June via KUnet. |
| Faglige forudsætninger: |
Relevant bachelor degree, e.g. in Biology, Geography, Geology, Natural Resources, Forest and Landscape Engineer. |
| Eksamensform: |
Approval of written reports and oral presentations.
4-hours written examination with computer including: multiple-choice (35%), quantitative analyses of biodiversity patterns or time development of climate and ecological processes (40%) and essay on nature management (25%). The examination is graded with external censorship.
Re-examination: As ordinary exam.
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| Eksamen: |
Written exam on Nov. 6 2012.
Reexam: written exam on Jan. 29 2013. |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Bemærkninger: |
The course is a mandatory course in the Nature Management education. |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
12/9-2012 |