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Training Structure
College of Sciences
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The Physiology and Adaptation of Tropical Plants
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
The objective of this course unit is to explore the diversity of life forms and the morphological and functional adaptations of plants living in tropical regions. Each of the major biological types will be analyzed (trees, herbs, vines, epiphytes, hemiepiphytes, etc.) in order to understand their architecture and modes of development, and to study the specific characteristics of their functioning.
A comparative analysis will attempt to define the nature of the adaptations that have enabled these plants to occupy all available niches.
Particular emphasis will be placed, from an evolutionary perspective, on the study of the biomechanical and in situ conduction properties that characterize some of them.
Another focus will be on tree ontogeny, addressing concepts of architecture related to the processes involved in the development of the large crowns of tropical trees, including root strategies. The interaction between vegetative structures, reproduction, and secondary growth will be explored in laboratory exercises using tropical plant material.
The concepts of growth and competition within a stand will be explored using simple examples that incorporate concepts of growth modeling.
Mediation and Territorial Governance
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences
ECTS
4 credits
Training Structure
College of Sciences
Number of hours
30h
This course introduces students to social science research (from defining the research question to writing a report), with an emphasis on qualitative methods. It consists primarily of a field study on the general theme of urban nature management. It aims to introduce students to the social dimensions of environmental management issues, as well as to the methods of collecting and analyzing qualitative data in the social sciences. In this regard, it trains students to develop assessments of environmental management situations by focusing on three main types of skills: (i) Generating and analyzing diverse data (written, oral, observational), (ii) Analyzing multidimensional, complex, and unique situations, (iii) Communicating the complexity of these situations to an audience.