Conservation de la biodiversité

Teacher(s)

Schtickzelle Nicolas;

Language

French

Main themes

The course addresses conservation biology, the branch of science that aims to provide the scientific foundations necessary for the conservation of biodiversity and its daily practice such as the management of natural environments and threatened populations. The course favors a multi-disciplinary approach integrating biology (ecology, biogeography, genetics) with political and socio-economic reflection.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Through this course, students will gain a comprehensive view of the current biodiversity crisis, its causes, consequences and possible ways to limit it.

Content

The course begins by defining the levels of biodiversity, its spatiotemporal variations and its current state.
The peculiarity of the current extinction crisis is determined relative to the extinctions of the past.
Then the various threats to biodiversity, caused by the human impacts on the environment, are detailed, with the associated risks to biodiversity and humanity.
Follows an overview of approaches to conservation and management of territories and threatened species.

Teaching methods

Lecture in audience for the theoretical part.
The practical work consists of two half-day excursions in the field during which concrete issues of biodiversity conservation will be illustrated, involving the preparation by group of a theme to be presented during the excursion. One or more seminars by guest speakers are also planned.
The student is encouraged to interact with all these activities.

Evaluation methods

Oral examination on the content of the course, on the basis of questions chosen at random by the student. There will be a 10-minute preparation time, followed by a 10-minute discussion.
If the health rules require that the exam be organized remotely, it will be done by Microsoft Teams, and the preparation time will be eliminated.

Online resources

The slides presented during the course are on Moodle.
A full set of courses recorded from a previous year are available on Moodle.

Teaching materials

• Les visuels du cours et les articles complémentaires se trouvent sur le sit Moodle du cours.
• Cours d'une année antérieure enregistrés et disponibles sur Moodle

Faculty or entity

BIOL