13735 - Biodiversity of Terrestrial Invertebrates Modulübersicht
| Module Number: | 13735 |
| Module Title: | Biodiversity of Terrestrial Invertebrates |
| Biodiversität terrestrischer Wirbelloser | |
| Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: | Every summer semester |
| Credits: | 6 |
| Learning Outcome: | The module Biodiversity of Terrestrial Invertebrates provides an overview of the taxonomy and ecology of invertebrates in terrestrial ecosystems with mandatory half-day excursions and student projects Part "Biodiversity: Lecture" The lectures introduce the taxonomy of terrestrial invertebrates with diagnostics for major orders and highlight the ecology of selected case taxa. Students will learn about
The seminars are based on student presentations of an assigned scientific publication focusing on the ecology of selected terrestrial invertebrate taxa. Students will learn about
The excursions will take students to habitats in and around Cottbus to study terrestrial invertebrate communities. Students will learn about
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| Contents: | Part "Biodiversity: Lecture"
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | For Master students Module “General and Applied Ecology”, for BSc students Module “Ecology”. |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | Part "Biodiversity: Lecture" The class is organized as a weekly lecture introducing major orders of terrestrial invertebrates. Lecture-like presentations are complemented by discussions. Self-organized work, in particular acquiring more detailed knowledge of the taxonomic groups is required. E-books Piper R What Insects Do, and Why Schowalter TD Insect ecology: an ecosystem approach Beutel RG & Friedrich F Insect morphology and phylogeny Resh VH Encyclopaedia of insects New TR Insect species conservation: Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation Samways MJ Insect diversity conservation Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" A scientific paper focusing on the ecology of a major order of terrestrial invertebrates is assigned to students. The content of the paper will then be presented as an oral presentation in the seminar by the students following the lecture. All seminar topics and material is provided. Part " Biodiversity: Excursion" Students will write a report on an assigned excursion. Participation in these half-day ecological excursions is mandatory. All material for the excursions is provided. E-books Brock PD Britain's Insects: A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland Santos JC Measuring arthropod biodiversity: a handbook of sampling methods |
| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" One oral presentation, 25 min + 20 min discussion (50%) Part " Biodiversity: Excursion" One report summarizing the outcome of a pre-assigned excursion, 3-4 pages (50%) |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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| Remarks: | None |
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