Expertise and Management of Natural and Anthropized Areas 2

General objectives: this module follows on from the EGENA_1 module from the first semester. It provides additional knowledge necessary for conducting naturalist studies and managing natural areas. An important element concerns the consideration of ecological processes in regulatory aspects.

The teaching is carried out in three sequences.

Sequence 1: Ecological processes and regulatory tools

By the end of this sequence, learners will have seen essential ecological processes in the functioning of populations, and how these processes are taken into account in regulations.

            Sessions 1 & 2: Landscape fragmentation, metapopulations, corridors, green and blue infrastructure.

            Session 3: Scope and prioritization of issues...

Work to be completed remotely: using the same taxonomic groups chosen in semester 1, learners work on the measures taken or to be taken to apply these processes in the management of the species concerned.

Sequence 2: New Tools

By the end of the sequence, learners will have mastered oral communication tools and will have seen how molecular biology tools are used in naturalist expertise.

            Session 1: DNA and genetic tools

            Sessions 2 & 3: review of oral presentation rules and application with preparation of a 20-minute slideshow on the continuation of sequence 1. Presentations must incorporate the knowledge covered in sequences 1 and 2, applying it to the chosen taxa. The presentation will be evaluated and graded.

Sequence 3: Case study

Based on a real-life situation, learners implement all the steps involved in a naturalistic study. They produce a 5-page report.

            1 session of 3 hours

- EGENA_1 module

- Experience in the professional field of biodiversity management

Module of the professional degree in Natural Area Studies and Development

Module complying with the work-study schedule

Understanding the different levels of organization from the gene to the biosphere, and their interactions

Understanding the tools used to describe biodiversity, from genes to the biosphere

Know and be able to implement the various approaches and tools used in evolutionary biology and ecology: observation, sampling, experimentation, and statistical analysis.

Know the applications of organismal biology, evolutionary biology, and ecology (health, agronomy, conservation, restoration)