Expertise and Management of natural and anthropized spaces 2

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

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

Session 1: Ecological processes and regulatory tools

By the end of the sequence, learners will have seen ecological processes that are essential to the functioning of populations, and the consideration of these processes in regulations.

            Sessions 1 & 2: Landscape fragmentation, metapopulation, corridors, green and blue webs.

            Session 3: Range and prioritization of issues...

Work to be carried out in the classroom: on the same taxonomic groups chosen in semester 1, the students work on the measures taken or to be taken to apply these processes in the management of the species concerned.

Sequence 2 : New tools

At the end of the sequence, learners will have mastered the tools of oral communication and will have seen the use of molecular biology tools in the context of naturalist assessments.

            Session 1: eDNA and the tools of genetics

            Sessions 2 & 3: Review of the rules of oral presentation and application with preparation of a 20-minute slide show on the continuation of sequence 1. The presentations will have to integrate the knowledge seen in sequences 1 and 2 by applying them to the chosen taxa. The presentation will be evaluated and graded.

Sequence 3: Case study

Based on a real situation, the learners set up all the steps of a naturalist study. They provide a 5-page report.

            1 session of 3 hours

- Module EGENA_1

- Experiences in the professional environment of biodiversity management

Module of the professional license Studies and Development of Natural Spaces

Module respecting the work-study schedule

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

Know the tools for describing biodiversity from the gene to the biosphere

Know and know how to implement the different approaches and tools used in evolutionary biology and ecology: observation, sampling, experimentation and statistical analysis

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