Duration
4h Th, 14h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in forests and natural areas engineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
1. Field excursion with biological index measurement in relation to macro-invertebrates
1a. Assessment of the nature of the habitat
1b. Methodology for collection and sample pre-sorting
2. Sample screening and identification in the laboratory
3. Laboratory on new environmental analysis methods
4. Tour of the salmon farm in Erezée
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To enable the student to develop disciplinary and technical skills in the field of stream assessment and aquatic organism management
At the end of the course, the student should be able to
- implement the different techniques of macroinvertebrate inventories
- identify the main aquatic macro-invertebrates
- establish the biotic index of an aquatic ecosystem
- know and explain the innovative techniques of evaluation of the aquatic environment
- describe the problematic of Salmonidae in the Walloon region and the approaches implemented to improve their population
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-- EC201 - General ecology
-- EN101 - Zoology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Field : 6h
Practical Works : 9h
Visit : 3h
Recommended or required readings
R.S.K. BARNES & K.H. MANN (1993) - Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology. Second edition of Fundamentals of Aquatics Ecosystems. Blackwell Scientific Publications. 270 pp.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam
- Remote
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred in-person
Additional information:
A report submitted as part of a group work is requested as well as a written exam organized in person. The latter can be organized at a distance depending on sanitary conditions.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Rudy CAPARROS MEGIDO; Professor Frederic FRANCIS
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Entomology
r.caparros@uliege.be; Frederic.Francis@uliege.be