ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Objectives
General objectives
Training in techniques and methods of study and management (impact study, preservation, maintenance, management...) of aquatic environments (wetlands, rivers).
This implies knowledge of the specific regulations for the management of terrestrial wetlands, of the hydrological and hydraulic functioning of these environments, of the methods of observation, monitoring and characterization of these environments, and of the associated taxonomic groups (including river fish). And to implement some of this knowledge on concrete case studies, in order to apprehend these natural environments, sometimes anthropized, in their complexity through complementary disciplinary fields.
Session 1: Regulation and hydrological functioning of wetlands
Session 2: Understanding flows, impacts of development and tools for characterizing watercourses
Session 3: Fish taxonomy, principle of electrofishing and evaluation of wetland condition indicators
Sequence 1: Regulationshydrological functioning of wetlands
Non-classroom : to be done individually
Research to be conducted on the actors, issues, European and French regulations.
Or Research to be conducted on the various wetlands.
In class, in the form of a TD: 5h
Pooling of regulatory research and matrix analysis of regulatory texts.
Pooling of research on wetlands: Identification of different wetlands (with editing of an image database) and their associated watersheds (with mapping application)
Understanding the hydrological functioning of wetlands and watersheds.
Session 2: Understanding flows, impacts of development and tools for characterizing watercourses
In class, in the form of a TD: 5h
Principles of hydrometry (measurement of heights, velocities) and tools for the characterization of wetlands via direct measurements (physical, chemical and hydrodynamic parameters), observations (morphological, sedimentological), raw data analysis (Q(H), QMNA, minimum biological flow, classified flows, QT...)
Initiation to free surface hydraulics in permanent flow and at the right of structures by small case studies (recalibration, weir or pass).
Face-to-face, in the form of a field trip 5h
To be carried out collectively: Observations of the impact of works and hydraulic processes in situ. Hydraulic measurements on the weir and the hydraulic jump (nearest site the Lez). Chemical measurements in watercourse (on site and SEQ-eau)
Non-classroom: To be carried out in pairs : Creation of pedagogical and technical description sheets based on site visits and bibliography.
Session 3: Fish taxonomy, principle of electrofishing and evaluation of wetland condition indicators
In-class TD by an external speaker: 5h
Taxonomy of French freshwater fish and principle of electrofishing
Method of evaluation of indicators of their state (IBGN, I2M2)
Knowledge control
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Organization (SDS or local) |
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Continuous control |
100% |
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local |
TP |
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Targeted competencies
- Identify, select and apply a combination of analytical tools (current techniques, instrumentation) adapted to characterize organisms (from the biomolecule to the individual in all its complexity) and their functioning at different levels of analysis (intracellular metabolism, biology and physiology of the org
- Identify sources of error to calculate the uncertainty of an experimental result.
- Work in a team as well as independently and responsibly in the service of a project.
- Step back from a situation, evaluate yourself and question yourself in order to learn
- Analyze and synthesize data in order to exploit them.