13822 - Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods Modulübersicht
Module Number: | 13822 |
Module Title: | Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods |
Biodiversität terrestrischer Arthropoden | |
Department: | Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences |
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Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
Duration: | 1 semester |
Frequency of Offer: | Every winter semester |
Credits: | 6 |
Learning Outcome: | The module Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods provides an overview of the taxonomy and ecology of arthropods in terrestrial ecosystems 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 courses will take students to the sample collection and biological course room of the Department to study terrestrial arthropods. Students will learn about
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Contents: | Part "Biodiversity: Lecture"
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Recommended Prerequisites: | For Master students Module 41217 “General and Applied 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. 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: Lecture " One written examination, 80 min. (50%) |
Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
Limited Number of Participants: | None |
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Remarks: | Complementary module ERM (M.Sc.) |
Module Components: | None |
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