APS245 Freshwater Ecology Field Course (10 credits)

Year Running: 2017/2018

Credit level: F5

Pre Uni Qualification		A-Level Biology or Equivalent Scientific Qualification
Additional Information		Restricted to students registered for APSU03, APSU15, APSU05, APSU16.Restricted to Ecology and Conservation Biology Degree Programme ONLY.

Description

The broad content of the field course is:- Identification of freshwater invertebrates.- Sampling of stream habitats and biota for monitoring, and ecological investigations.- Data analysis, hypothesis generation and testing.- Consideration of the key challenges of managing flowing water systems human dominated environments.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Field Work	40.0
Independent	58.0
Seminar	2.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	100 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2017-18.