Biodiversity – Computer Laboratory

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BI1_W01; BI1_W04; BI1_W05; BI1_W08; BI1_U02; BI1_U03; BI1_U07; BI1_U11; BI1_K01; BI1_K04; BI1_K05; BI1_K07

Basic problems of biodiversity throughout scientific discipline.

Introduction to the concept of biodiversity: definition, qualitative and quantitative assessment in practice. Biodiversity: threats identification, management, conservation, preservation as approaches to biodiversity. The map of the world’s biodiversity. Biodiversity indicators. Why forests are the richest terrestrial ecosystems? Biologically Important Forests in Europe. Sustainable management against biodiversity. Ecosystem services: marketing biodiversity. Protected areas in the market of ecosystem services. Ecotourism: the concept and prospects of development.

Entrance requirements: basic knowledge of Ecology, Conservation, Botany, Zoology, Geography, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics.

Subject area

1. Diversity of biosphere. Diversity of living things. The sources of variability organisms. Species diversity. Prebiotic diversity and first steps of evolution.

2. Changes of number of species in history of biosphere. Sources and reasons of the biggest extinction in Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic, modern extinction. Evolution in correlation to biodiversity.

3. The knowledge of today’s fauna and flora. Diversity of Earth ecosystems.

4. Spatial changes of biodiversity in biosphere. Geographic patterns of biodiversity. The describing methods of biodiversity.

5. Biological mechanism log-normal distribution of living organisms. The sources of geographical diversity. The basics of estimating the total number of species.

6. Diversity indices (Simpsona, Shannona-Weinera, Margelafa) and Similarity indices (Jaccarda, Sorensona, Bray i Curtis oraz Chao’s Abundance based Jaccard and Chao’s Abundance based Sorenson)

7. The relationship between the number of species and size area – SAR - Species Area Relationship and IAR – Individual Area Relationship. The use of SAR to biodiversity evaluation locally and regionally as well as the influence of anthropopression to biodiversity.

8. The methods of diversity estimation based on SAR. Making SAR graphically, algebraic and from data collection. The use of ponipotential and logarithmic function. Grography of hotspots and coldspots.

9. Species diversity in a local scale. The structure of diversity, distribution and biodiversity patterns.

10. The elements consisting the species diversity. The turnover of species composition. The importance of global and local biodiversity and biodiversity threaten.

11. Biodiversity in relation to ecosystem stability. Biodiversity and its positive influence to ecosystem. Dynamics of biocoenosis.

12. The patterns of biocoenosis changes in time – succession; the balance in biocoenosis; geographical diversity gradient, the mechanism of balance in the community – biogeography island model.

13. The hypothesis of competition, predation, heterogeneity, historic, evapotranspiration, climate and changes of climate influencing the biodiversity.

14. The aspects of choice the protected area. Species protection in situ and ex situ, reintroduction. Nature protection is aspect of landscape.

15. The protection of evolution process – long-range vision of conservation. Nature protection in relation to passages and nature webs.

Basic literature:

https://www.environmental-expert.com/magazines/keyword-biodiversity-9426

Journal of Heritage Management

Marine Biodiversity

Marine Biodiversity Records

Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)

Environmental Science & Policy

Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments

Environmental Reviews

Urban Ecosystems

Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research

International Journal Of Ecosystems And Ecology Science

Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Education effects and description of ECTS:

Students:

in context of knowledge:

1. understands the basic ecological processes bringing basal science to conservation and biodiversity (BI1_W01),

2. possess the knowledge of the most basic problems of biodiversity and knows their connections to other nature science (BI1_W04),

3. possess the knowledge of basal terms, definitions and terminology concerned with biodiversity as well as knows its development and methods used in it (BI1_W05),

4. understands the relations between the biodiversity and its prospects of using them in socio-economical relation taking account on sustainable development of biodiversity (BI1_W08), in context of abilities:

1. understands and know the literature related to biodiversity, works on simple English scientific articles (BI1_U02),

2. uses available and diverse information sources relevant to biodiversity containing electronic sources (BI1_U03),

3. points out the ability of making the proper conclusions based on the data from different reference (BI1_U07),

4. studies self-reliantly well orientated (BI1_U11), in context of competence:

1. understands the need lifelong learning (BI1_K01),

2. properly identifies and decides scientific dilemmas relevant to the job (BI1_K04),

3. understands the constant need of competence job improving as well as personal (BI1_K05),

4. points out the need of directional knowledge update (BI1_K07).

ECTS

Activity Number of hours

Participation in workshops 30

Preparation to workshops 15

Consultation 5

Online tasks 10

Summary 60

Number of ECTS 55 hours./30 hours. = 2

Methods and Marking criteria.

Didactic methods: Practical computer exercises

Detailed marking criteria:

Knowledge

mark 2 failed: student does not understand basic processes forming biodiversity and its context in conservation (BI1_W01), does not possess the knowledge of basic problems in biodiversity (BI1_W04), does not know the basic terminology used in biodiversity (BI1_W05), does not understand the relation between biodiversity and socio-economic development as well as importance of its economic significance and sustainable development (BI1_W08).

mark 3 (poor): student understands poorly basic processes forming biodiversity and its context in conservation (BI1_W01), possesses the knowledge of a few basic problems in biodiversity (BI1_W04), knows the basic terminology used in biodiversity (BI1_W05), understands cursorily the relation between biodiversity and socio-economic development as well as importance of its economic significance and sustainable development (BI1_W08).

mark 4 (good): student understands most basic processes forming biodiversity and its context in conservation (BI1_W01), possesses the good knowledge of basic problems in biodiversity (BI1_W04), knows more complex the basic terminology used in biodiversity (BI1_W05), understands in a good level the relation between biodiversity and socio-economic development as well as importance of its economic significance and sustainable development (BI1_W08).

mark 5 (well): student understands all basic processes forming biodiversity and its context in conservation (BI1_W01), possesses the wide knowledge of basic problems in biodiversity (BI1_W04), knows very well terminology used in biodiversity (BI1_W05), understands the relation between biodiversity and socio-economic development as well as importance of its economic significance and sustainable development (BI1_W08).

Abilities

mark 2 (fail): student cannot use the texts from literature and other sources related to biodiversity, cannot properly make conclusion having different sources of information (BI1_U02; BI1_U03), cannot independently study (BI1_U07; BI1_U11), cannot use basic biodiversity programs and make simple calculation, graphs, models, analyzes, summarizes and give conclusions (BI1_U07).

mark 3 (poor): student can use only the simple texts from literature and other sources related to biodiversity, can properly make conclusion but not fully having different sources of information (BI1_U02; BI1_U03), can independently study with teacher’s suggestions (BI1_U07; BI1_U11), can use basic biodiversity programs solving only the simple problems and make simple calculation, graphs, models, analyzes, summarizes and gives conclusions (BI1_U07).

mark 4 (good): student can use texts from literature and other sources related to biodiversity, can properly make conclusion having different sources of information (BI1_U02; BI1_U03), can independently study without teacher’s suggestions (BI1_U07; BI1_U11), can use basic biodiversity programs solving problems and make calculation, graphs, models, analyzes, summarizes and gives conclusions (BI1_U07).

mark 5 (well): student can use almost all texts from literature and other sources related to biodiversity, can properly and fully make conclusion having different sources of information (BI1_U02; BI1_U03), can independently study and finds new area of knowledge (BI1_U07; BI1_U11), can use independently biodiversity programs solving given problems and make all needed calculation, graphs, models, analyzes, summarizes and gives conclusions (BI1_U07).

Competence

mark 2 (fail): student does not understand the necessity of constant gaining new knowledge and rising competence in biodiversity (BI1_K01; BI1_K07; BI1_K05), does not identify properly and does not judge dilemmas appearing in the job (BI1_K04),

mark 3 (poor): student in the limited range understands the necessity of constant gaining new knowledge and rising competence in biodiversity (BI1_K01; BI1_K07; BI1_K05), identifies properly and judges dilemmas appearing in the job (BI1_K04),

mark 4 (good): student understands the necessity of constant gaining new knowledge and rising competence in biodiversity (BI1_K01; BI1_K07; BI1_K05), fully identifies and judges dilemmas appearing in the job giving and explaining reasons and conditions (BI1_K04),

mark 5 (well): student well understands the necessity of constant gaining new knowledge and rising competence in biodiversity (BI1_K01; BI1_K07; BI1_K05), identifies properly and judges dilemmas appearing in the job giving reasons and conditions (BI1_K04),

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