Swedish Nature (Contract Education)
Syllabus, Bachelor's level, 8BL017
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 8BL017
- Education cycle
- First cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Biology G1N
- Grading system
- Pass (G), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 23 January 2014
- Responsible department
- Biology Education Centre
Entry requirements
Admitted to a Bachelor programme in Biology
Learning outcomes
The course will give an overview of boreal and northern temperate ecosystems and their natural history, including the effects of climate, history, geology and human impact. After the course the student should be able to
- describe important groups of organisms and prominent species in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and their adaptations
- explain in basic terms how these ecosystems are structured and affected by climate, physical factors and human impact
- apply some field techniques to assess diversity and abundance
Content
Climate, geology, biogeographic zonation. Coniferous forests. Deciduous forests. Peatlands (fen and bog). Lakes and rivers (oligotrophic forest lakes and eutrophic lakes in the agricultural landscape). Swedish sedimentary rocks and fossils, limestone flora. Swedish mammals, conservation biology. Swedish coasts-exposed coasts, estuaries and other interfaces. The marine rocky and shelly environments. Rocky bottom communities. Soft bottom marine environments (deep and shallow). The pelagic environment, the interstitial environment. Measuring biodiversity.
Instruction
Lectures, seminars and field exercises.
Assessment
To pass the course, active participation in the field exercises and passed group presentation (3 credits) and passed individually written report (2 credits) is required.