Assessment and Management of Natural and Human-Made Areas 2

General Objectives: This module follows up on the EGENA_1 module from the first semester. It provides the additional knowledge needed to conduct naturalist studies and manage natural areas. An important aspect involves taking ecological processes into account in regulatory matters.

The course is divided into three units.

Section 1: Ecological Processes and Regulatory Tools

By the end of this unit, students will have learned about ecological processes that are essential to 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: Range and Prioritization of Issues…

Assignment to be completed remotely: Using the same taxonomic groups selected in Semester 1, students will examine the measures that have been or need to be taken to apply these processes to the management of the species in question.

Section 2: New Tools

By the end of the unit, students will have mastered the tools of oral communication and will have learned how molecular biology tools are used in the context of naturalist research.

            Session 1: DNA and Genetic Tools

            Sessions 2 & 3: Review of the rules for oral presentations and practical application through the preparation of a 20-minute slide presentation on the continuation of Sequence 1. The presentations must incorporate the knowledge covered in Sequences 1 and 2 and apply it to the selected taxa. The presentation will be evaluated and graded.

Session 3: Case Study

Based on a real-life situation, students carry out all the steps of a naturalistic study. They submit a 5-page report.

            1 session lasting 3 hours

- EGENA_1 Module

- Professional experience in biodiversity management

Module from the Professional Bachelor's Degree in Natural Area Studies and Development

Module that follows the work-study program schedule

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

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

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

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