Analysis of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
| Title | Ανάλυση Σχέσεων Ενδιαιτήματος Άγριας Πανίδας / Analysis of Wildlife-Habitat Relationships |
| Code | Μ16-ΑΔ |
| Faculty | Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment |
| School | Forestry and Natural Environment |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016337 |
Programme of Study: Sustainable Management of Forest and Natural Ecosystems: Protection, Production and Exploitation
Registered students: 8
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oikología-Prostasía-Diatīrīsī Fýsīs | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Spring | - | 5 |
| Techniká Érga, Paragōgī kai Axiopoíīsī Xylṓdous Viomázas | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Spring | - | 5 |
| Diacheírisī-Anáptyxī Dasṓn & Fysikṓn Pórōn | Elective Courses belonging to the other | Spring | - | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600290110
|
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/1/600290110
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=6857
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
•Understand the theoretical wildlife-habitat relationships
•Recognize those parameters involved in wildlife-habitat relationships and techniques used in measuring wildlife habitat
•Develop mathematical models and statistical techniques used in wildlife habitat management problems
•Analyze, interpret and present the results from research of wildlife-habitat relationships
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Concepts and estimation of wildlife population demographic parameters. Estimation of wildlife community parameters. Estimation of wildlife habitat parameters from micro-scale to landscape level.
Principles of wildlife habitat management in evolutionary and ecosystem context.
Integrated wildlife-habitat study design and monitoring program.
Keywords
variables, habitat, micro-environment, macro-environment, analyses
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 | ✓ | |||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | |||||
| Written assigments | 56 | ||||
| Exams | 3 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Morrison, M.L., B.G. Marcot & W.R. Mannan (2005) Wildlife-Habitat Relationships: Concepts and Applications. 3rd ed. Island Press, Washington.
Morrison, M.L. W.M. Block, D.M. Strickland, B.A. Collier & M.J. Peterson (2008) Wildlife Study Design. 2nd ed. Springer, New York.
Zuur, A.F., E.N. Ieno & G.M. Smith (2007) Analysing Ecological Data. Springer, New York.
Last Update
23-01-2022
