Estudia

• Capacitat per analitzar críticament a partir de la recollida d'informació i la interpretació de dades , situacions complexes i dissenyar estratègies creatives i innovadores per resoldre-les
• Saber comunicar-se oralment i per escrit en l'àmbit científic i professional , utilitzant les llengües pròpies i l'anglès
• Planificar i avaluar la pròpia activitat i el propi aprenentatge i elaborar estratègies per millorar-los aplicant criteris de qualitat
• Utilitzar i aplicar de forma segura la instrumentació i les metodologies experimentals pròpies de la disciplina
• Utilitzar programes informàtics específics per al tractament complex de dades
• Comprendre els diferents nivells organitzatius de l'ecosistema i els seus components , la interacció entre els éssers vius i el seu entorn i identificar les problemàtiques ambientals associades per a la conservació dels ecosistemes i la preservació de la biodiversitat

1. Measuring and quantification in Ecology. Studies in ecosystems, working scale, sampling design, experimental design, field sampling design. Examples.

2. Examples of studies in Ecology. Experimental work in the laboratory, design, defining objectives and hypothesis, development, monitoring, analysis, data collection, data treatment, discussion of results and writing. A specific experiment related to aquatic ecosystems will be performed investigating different anthropic impacts on its functioning.

3. Examples of studies in Ecology. Example of a field work: sampling design, defining objectives and hypothesis, field sampling, data analysis, application of a model, discussion of the data, comparison between different research approaches. Practical analysis of organic matter decomposition experiments and application of decomposing models in different conditions.

• Mooney, Harold A. (1991 ). Ecosystem experiments . Chichester [etc.]: Wiley. Catàleg
• Resetarits, William J. Bernardo, Joseph (1998 ). Experimental ecology : issues and perspectives . New York [etc.]: Oxford University press. Catàleg
• Michener, William K. Brunt, James W. (cop. 2000 ). Ecological data : design, management and processing . Oxford [etc.]: Blackwell Scientific. Catàleg
• Schneider, David C (1994 ). Quantitative ecology : spatial and temporal scaling . San Diego [etc.]: Academic Press. Catàleg
• Gotelli, Nicholas J (cop. 2004 ). A Primer of ecological statistics . Sunderland: Sinauer Associates. Catàleg
• Scheiner, Samuel M. Gurevitch, Jessica (cop. 2001 ). Design and analysis of ecological experiments (2nd ed.). Oxford [etc.]: Oxford University Press. Catàleg
• Henderson, Peter A.; Southwood, T.R.E. (2016). Ecological Methods, 4th Edition. Wiley. Catàleg

Activitats d'avaluació:

Attendance to ALL the sessions is compulsory. To pass the course, you must have participated in a percentage greater than 80% of the scheduled hours. Non-attendance (up to 20%) will result in a penalty in the final mark.

The final mark of the subject will be calculated as follows:

50% exam
30% scientific writing
15% scientific communication
5% attendance and participation in the practicum

It is compulsory to do all evaluation activities. To pass the subject it is necessary to pass the exam and the scientific writing.

Criteris específics de la nota «No Presentat»:
The qualification of NP ("no presentat", not attending) will be acquired when none of the activities is done.

Avaluació única:
Students that exceptionally follow the single evaluation (after required to the academic secretary), will have to do a single exam that will include concepts and learnings from all theoretical and practical lessons.

Requisits mínims per aprovar:
The minimum mark to pass the subject is 5.0.

Tutoring will be agreed by e-mail or in class

The main comunication, a part from class, will be by the moodle and by the e-mail.

To achieve the course objectives, it is necessary for students to attend both theoretical and practical sessions in person. Therefore, attending at least 80% of all sessions is required