UMH - APPLIED ECOLOGY

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APPLIED ECOLOGY

Course

Code: 1572

Degree: Bachelor's in Environmental Science

Faculty of Experimental Sciences

Year: Year 3 of Bachelor's in Environmental Science

Semester: Spring

Type: Required

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 4.5

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 1.5

Hours: 112.5

Directed: 45

Shared: 22.5

Autonomous: 45

Department: Applied Biology

Area: ECOLOGY

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Species-habitat relationships. Landscape ecology. Natural, rural, and urban ecosystems.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
BOTELLA ROBLES, FRANCISCO	■	■	■
GRACIA MARTINEZ, EVA			■
SANCHEZ ZAPATA, JOSE ANTONIO			■
GIMENEZ CASALDUERO, ANDRES			■

Professional interest

La asignatura de Ecología Aplicada capacita para el diagnóstico, análisis e intervención sobre problemas ambientales desde una perspectiva sistémica, en campos como la conservación de la naturaleza, la gestión de recursos naturales, la consultoría ambiental o la sostenibilidad ambiental.

Competencies and learning outcomes

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01To consolidate concepts, theoretical bases and methodological approaches of ecology at different levels of organization
02To acquire aptitudes for identifying the spatial and temporal scale and level of organization in which to analyze a certain environmental problem
03To formulate and solve questions relative to the distribution and dynamics of ecological populations in interaction with human activity
04To use tools for the analysis of issues of population ecology
05To formulate and solve questions relative to ecological communities in interaction with human activity
06To use tools for the analysis of issues of community ecology
07To formulate and solve questions relative to matter cycles and flows of energy in ecosystems in interaction with human activity
08To use tools for the analysis of issues of ecosystem ecology
09To acquire a systemic perspective complementary to the analysis of elemental processes for the knowledge of socio-ecological systems

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

Schedule

Week	Teaching units	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	U1	3	0	3	6
2	U1	3	0	3	6
3	U1	3	0	3	6
4	U1	3	3	3	9
5	U1,U2	3	2	3	8
6	U2	3	0	3	6
7	U2	3	0	3	6
8	U2	3	3	3	9
9	U2	3	2	3	8
10	U3	3	0	3	6
11	U3	3	0	3	6
12	U3	3	3	3	9
13	U3	3	2	3	8
14	U1,U2,U3	3	5	3	11
15	U1,U2,U3	3	2.5	3	8.5

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Case studies: Learning through the analysis of actual or simulated cases in order to interpret and resolve them by employing various alternative solution procedures.
Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Problem-based learning: Develop active learning strategies through problem solving that promote thinking, experimentation, and decision making in the student.
Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.

Grading

- Written exam about theoretical subject contents (70 %)
- Exam about practical subject contents (20%)
- Evaluation of assistance and participation in practices
- Resolution of questions and problems (10 %).

Correction criteria

El criterio de evaluación consistirá en la adecuación de las respuestas a los contenidos de la materia, así como la claridad en la exposición de los conceptos y la capacidad de relacionarlos e interpretarlos desde una perspectiva científica.

Academics: APPLIED ECOLOGY

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

Lecture topics