L3 - Professional License - Studies and Development of Natural Spaces (EDEN)

Given the general context of an increase in the amount of naturalist and scientific data collected/available and the growing need to collect, process, analyze, and archive these data, this module offers learners a training course that will give them the means to approach these issues serenely.

The specific objectives will be to know and use the methods and tools necessary for the capture, verification, management and analysis of scientific and naturalist data. Acquire the vocabulary of statistics and master descriptive statistics. Acquire the knowledge and the necessary approach to take into account the statistical aspects in the implementation of sampling protocols. This will be divided into 3 sequences as follows:

Sequence 1 : Concepts in data processing and descriptive statistics

Theoretical and practical knowledge of data entry, formatting, manipulation, control and visualization (in spreadsheet/R). Descriptive statistics vocabulary (e.g. mean, median, variance), mastery of descriptive statistics tools

Lesson 2 : Inferential statistics concepts

Inferential statistics (most commonly used hypothesis tests), power analysis (case studies).

Sequence 3: Tools and indices for describing diversity

Biodiversity indices (e.g. Shannon's diversity index, Simpson's diversity index, species richness), tools used to study biodiversity (accumulation curves, clustering analyses [NJ, UPGMA]) - Case study with R software.

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Learn about the difficulties and constraints of certain taxonomic groups and identification methods & develop a personal approach to identification.

The teaching is presented in the form of 3 sequences. Each sequence is open to continuing education. The order of the sequences can be modified according to the availability of competent external speakers on the taxonomic groups.

For each of the taxonomic groups, the following will be discussed: the phylogeny of the group; generalities on the morphology and ecology of the group; classical methods of monitoring and inventory applied to the group; a focus on the species at stake in conservation; and finally, the notion of identification and focus on some difficult pairs or complexes of species.

Sequence 1 : Chiropterans

            use of determination software and automatic recorders

            2 sessions of 3 hours

Sequence 2: Mammals

            Focus on small mammals with determination of materials from trapping and raptor pellets, use of photographic traps, footprints and proofs

            3 sessions of 3 hours

Sequence 3 : Birds

            Visual determination from naturalized specimens, acoustic determination

            2 sessions of 3 hours

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This module groups together sequences spread over the whole semester with the aim of providing students with the elements they need to enter the professional world. It includes activities that are offered to all students (initial training and work-study students) and courses only for initial training students (Site-Workshop activities). An equivalent module, MOP_Réalisation, is offered in the spring semester. The teaching takes the form of supervised work and field trips to meet institutional partners. It is based on face-to-face classes and personal work to be submitted on the pedagogical space. It is divided into the following main activities:

Program

1/ Knowledge of the professional environment: which professional fields and branches, which employers, which jobs?

            Job market: sector, qualification, actors, NACE file)

            Job descriptions (ROME) and skills (professional)

2/ Application tools: skills assessment, professional skills and know-how, writing a cover letter, interview preparation and simulation

3/ Preparation for the realization of a naturalist study: this part prepares the work which will be carried out in the following semester with the visit of the workshop-sites and the meeting of the institutional partners. This work also aims to learn about the institutional environment associated with the management of natural areas.

Workshop sites (referring teacher and partners):

- Garrigue de la Lauze (Errol Véla, Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière, Carrières du Biterrois)

- Palavasian ponds (Benoit Nabholz, CEN Languedoc-Roussillon)

- Arre Valley (Eric Imbert, Communauté de Commune du Pays Viganais, Cévennes National Park)

- Causse du Larzac (Olivier Duriez, Parc des Grands Causses)

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This module completes the knowledge seen in semester 1 in the module COUNTING 1. It allows to deepen the knowledge of the tools to collect and analyze naturalist data. It also covers new skills on data processing. This will be divided into 3 sequences as follows:

Sequence 1 : Databases and processing

Structure, construction and use of databases, necessary for the management and analysis of naturalist data.

Sequence 2: Population monitoring

Tools for studying population dynamics (e.g., Capture-Mark-Recapture [CMR] method, Site Occupancy models).

Session 3: Using multivariate analysis

Presentation of multivariate analyses (e.g. Principal Component Analysis [PCA]), application mainly in connection with phytosociology and habitats.

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The teaching is carried out in the form of 3 sequences.

Sequence 1 : Preparing a naturalist expertise on GIS

At the end of the sequence, learners will be able to display and convert the main types of GIS data and plan a field survey with handheld GPS units.

Different types of data (vector / raster data), most common formats QGIS interface, use of Qgis

Symbology on discrete and continuous variables (on vector and raster)

Coordinate systems and conversion from one system to another

GPS data acquisition and map layout

-Layer creation and digitization

3 sessions of 3 hours

At the end of sequence 1, the students will have to carry out a mapping exercise (which will be used for the evaluation). The students in initial training will carry out this work in groups from the workshop-sites (estimated time of 3 hours of non-attendance). The alternating students will do it in the framework of their professional activity.

Sequence 2 : use and management of databases

Database design; interest, software...

database query, SQL language

Creation of tables, basic SQL queries

2 sessions of 3 hours

Sequence 3: Spatial data analysis

At the end of the sequence, learners will be able to perform simple queries and simple geoprocessing.

Calculation of QGIS fields, use of mathematical and geometrical functions, calculation of surfaces and lengths.

Spatial queries and Geoprocessing

Home ranges and habitat selection

2 sessions of 3 hours

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 The workshop sites are a central part of the teaching for pre-service students. Each group must work on a given workshop site and must conduct a naturalistic study on that workshop site.

Workshop sites:

- Garrigue de la Lauze (Errol Véla, Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière, Carrières du Biterrois)

- Etangs palavasiens (Benoit Nabholz, partner CEN Languedoc-Roussillon)

- Arre Valley (Eric Imbert, Communauté de Commune du Pays Viganais, Cévennes National Park)

- Causse du Larzac (Olivier Duriez, Parc des Grands Causses)

In the cost of the training, it is necessary to integrate a coverage of the transport costs of the students (12 AR on the semester)

Evaluation based on a report and an oral presentation

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This module corresponds to the period of immersion in a professional environment. For apprentices, it is the period spent in their company according to the work-study program. For students in initial training, this corresponds to the internship period which will last at least 4 months (between mid-April and the end of August).

This immersion period will result in a report and an oral presentation, both of which will be evaluated by the educational team. The writing of the report and the preparation of the oral presentation must be done in the company. Questionnaires will be sent to the company tutors to evaluate the quality of the work done by the students. These questionnaires will be taken into account in the final evaluation.

The internship report will briefly present the project in which the internship is inserted and the objectives, but the heart of the report, as of the internship, will be the description of the study methods (sampling strategy or experimental design) with a presentation of the raw results. The presentation of the host professional structure can be given as a preamble to the document. The discussion should focus on the tools and methods used to meet the objectives of the internship, evaluating the limitations and advantages of the tools and methods. The report should include a list of bibliographic references, including scientific articles. The student may also write a more complete report within the host organization during the internship.

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