Ecology and Conservation of Rare Wildlife Species
| Title | Οικολογία και Διαχείριση Σπάνιων Ειδών Άγριας Πανίδας / Ecology and Conservation of Rare Wildlife Species |
| Code | Μ11-ΑΔ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016331 |
Programme of Study: Sustainable Management of Forest and Natural Ecosystems: Protection, Production and Exploitation
Registered students: 13
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oikología-Prostasía-Diatīrīsī Fýsīs | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter | - | 5 |
| Techniká Érga, Paragōgī kai Axiopoíīsī Xylṓdous Viomázas | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Winter | - | 5 |
| Diacheírisī-Anáptyxī Dasṓn & Fysikṓn Pórōn | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Winter | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600290100
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600290100
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6858
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
•Understand threats to biodiversity in regional and global level
•Understand the factors that cause rarity or decline the population of wildlife species
•Develop methods for analyzing population viability (PVA)
•Implement management/action plan for endangered wildlife species
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Design and manage projects
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Biodiversity, rarity and ecological processes. Features of small populations. Factors that affect population decline: demographics, genetics and environmental. Causes and processes of species extinction. Threats to habitats, invasive species and diseases in wildlife.
Principles of population viability analysis (PVA), minimum viable population, minimum dynamic area (MDA). Case studies.
Estimation of extinction risk and setting conservation priorities.
Ecosystem management. Adaptive management and monitoring programs for populations and habitats.
Setting criteria for conservation reserve establishment. Degradation factors in protected areas. Conservation plan for endangered wildlife species inside and outside of protected areas.
Keywords
Conservation biology, Population Viability Analysis, Widlife Threats
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Laboratory Work | 6 | ✓ | |||
| Reading Assigment | 65 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 56 | ✓ | |||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Soule, M.E. (1986) Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and Diversity. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland-Massachusetts.
Morris, W.F. & D.F. Doak (2002) Quantitative Conservation Biology: Theory and Practice of Population Viability Analysis. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland-Massachusetts
Last Update
23-01-2022
