Advanced Plant Identification
Course content
Critical identification of vascular plants to species, with focus on the Danish flora.
MSc Programme in Biology
MSc Programme in Biology with a minor subject
Knowledge:
- Overview over botanical terminology and available
tools for identification of Danish plants, experience in
critical use of identification literature
Skills:
- To correctly identify Danish plants to species by use of relevant determination keys and taxon descriptions
- To have a good overview of systematics and species delimitation in Danish vascular plants
- To understand the appropriate use of vascular plants in bio-indication
Competences:
- To be able to safely arrive at the correct identity of Danish vascular plants
- To enable the use of plant identification in conservation surveillance, nature management and dissemination of plant diversity.
Field course day-time excursions and evening exercises. In addition, independent field project work.
For additional recommended literature – see Absalon.
This book has previously been used: “Dansk flora”, 2nd edition, by S. Frederiksen, F. N. Rasmussen & O. Seberg (2012).
The course expands the compulsory courses Diversity of Organisms
and Field Course II (biology), but these courses are not a
precondition.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is
recommended.
The course is based on the use of identification tools in
Danish.
Please note that the students pay a supplement to the course
expenses covering part of the food costs and transportation.
Approximately DKK 750.
Oral, individual and collective feedback during the field course
week.
Written, individual feedback by final exam (In addition to the
grade)
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
PortfolioThe portfolio consists of documentation of the identification work done in terms of notes and illustrations - photographs or similar - of the diagnostic characters observed and used in the ID process.
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner.
Criteria for exam assessment
In order to obtain the grade 12 the student should convincingly and accurately demonstrate the knowledge, skills and competences described under Learning Outcome.
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 106
- Practical exercises
- 30
- Excursions
- 30
- Project work
- 30
- Exam
- 10
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NBIK15000U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
Six days field course in western Jutland and five days of independent field assignment near Copenhagen expected to run during week 27-28 (exact week/date will be announced as early as possible in spring). - Schedulegroup
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Summer course
- Capacity
- 17
- Studyboard
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Hans Henrik Bruun (7-5b5b558588888153757c82417e8841777e)
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