Danish Natural Habitats, Ecology and Characterization
Course content
An introduction to the Danish natural terrestrial habitats and their preconditions. Methods for describing groups of organisms (e.g. plants, fungi, beetles) and vegetation structure, deadwood and soil conditions as indicators.
MSc Programme in Biology
To give students an overview of Danish terrestrial habitats, their ecology and their organisms (plants, animals, fungi). To practice description and characterization of locations using essential ecological parameters and appropriate groups of organisms.
After the course the student can:
Knowledge:
- define the most important Danish natural terrestrial habitats, and account for their history
- regognize the most important Danish habitats from their organism composition (plants, animals, fungi)
Skills:
- identify which taxa are relevant to characterize a particular habitat
- identify and apply relevant identificatoin literature for relevant groups of organisms
Competences:
- communicate basic functional/ecological aspects of the main Danish natural habitats
Lectures, discussion and project work hours for 7 weeks.
See Absalon.
It is an advantage to have followed the course
"Organismernes diversitet" or equivalent.
Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is
recommended.
The field course has a fee which covers food and beverages.
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Written examination, 1 hour under invigilationOral examination, 20 minutes, no preparation timeContinuous assessment based on presentation of specific habitats on the field course (weights 20%). Oral examination based on delivered report of project work in the Copenhagen area (weights 40%). Written examination, 1 hour (weights 40%).
All part-examinations must be passed separately, but not necessarily in the same exam period. - Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Several internal examinators
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
- Lectures
- 14
- Excursions
- 37
- Project work
- 153,5
- Exam
- 1,5
- English
- 206,0
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- NBIK15018U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
There will be a field course from Sunday to Friday evening before the start of the block (from 23 to 28 August 2020) - Schedulegroup
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A
- Capacity
- No limitation
- Studyboard
- Study Board for the Biological Area
Contracting department
- Department of Biology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Science
Course Coordinator
- Flemming Ekelund (8-6e6d736d747d766c486a717736737d366c73)
Teacher
Flemming Ekelund.
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