Field Work in Plant and Animal Ecology and Mycology
Course code
MLB6009.LT
old course code
MLB6009
Course title in Estonian
Taime- ja loomaökoloogia, mükoloogia välipraktikum
Course title in English
Field Work in Plant and Animal Ecology and Mycology
ECTS credits
5.0
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assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Major. Students will come to know the main plant communities and get ecological field-work practice.
Brief description of the course
In the field trips students will repeat and learn more Estonian plants and animals in their natural habitats. Main methods used in plant ecology will be introduced: describing the structure and species composition of associations, describing environmental conditions, experimental ecology in the open air, studying the interactions of populations, geobotanic charting.
Introduction to Estonian mushrooms. Field course about biodiversity and the ecology of the more widespread mushrooms and fungi of Estonia.
Introduction to Estonian mushrooms. Field course about biodiversity and the ecology of the more widespread mushrooms and fungi of Estonia.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Knows main species in different habitats and knows how to recognise different communities and ecological systems from plant and animal species and structure. Can implement basic methods of plant ecology in describing plant coverage. Knows well and can identify the species within the mycological collection produced within subject. Possesses knowledge of common mushroom and fungal species in Estonia.
Knows main species in different habitats and knows how to recognise different communities and ecological systems from plant and animal species and structure. Can implement basic methods of plant ecology in describing plant coverage. Knows well and can identify the species within the mycological collection produced within subject. Possesses knowledge of common mushroom and fungal species in Estonia.
Teacher
prof Margus Pensa PhD, lekt Triinu Tõrv MSc
Prerequisite course 1
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