ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Objectives
To deepen students' understanding of a taxonomic group of their choice
Strengthening the Personal Approach to Identification
Students must choose a taxonomic group and complete an independent project on the identification of species within that group. This project will be supervised by a faculty advisor who specializes in that group (see list of potential advisors).
During the semester, special attention will be given to collecting and sharing naturalist data in accordance with SINP recommendations. Students will learn to regularly use databases such as Faune France, iNaturalist, Observado, etc.
For certain groups, such as flora, students will also work on developing data management tools such as herbariums, photographic databases, and so on...
The entire project will result in a report accompanied by a presentation.
Mandatory Prerequisites
- Courses “Identification of Fauna” and “Identification of Flora” from S1 L3 EDEN
Knowledge Assessment
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Continuous Assessment |
100% |
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local |
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TP |
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Oral |
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Additional Information
Responsible: Benoit Nabholz & Errol Véla
Contact information for the person(s) in charge (phone/email): 04 67 14 32 36
benoit.nabholz @ umontpellier.fr & errol.vela @ umontpellier.fr ;
Target Skills
EU-targeted competencies:
-Understand current and past biodiversity (K2)
-Understand the tools used to describe biodiversity, from the gene to the biosphere (K4)
-Be able to deliver an oral presentation and write a scientific report, using illustrations and a presentation style appropriate for the target audience, with the help of appropriate computer tools (L6)