Ecological Measurement (U01808)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : GEO-3-ECOM

This course is a compulsory component of the Degree Programme Tables for Ecological Science and for Biological Sciences (Ecology). It consists of a one week residential course in the University’s Firbush Point outdoor pursuits centre on Loch Tay in the week before Freshers week followed by half-a-day per week through the second Semester. Students are required to contribute to the costs of the residential component. Due to the limited capacity of Firbush we regret that there will only be space for students registered for Ecological Science, or who intend registering for Biological Sciences (Ecology) and who have already taken the pre-requisite courses (Principles of Ecology, Field Biology). Students are required to contribute to the costs of the residential component.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Costs : £75 towards accommodation costs during field work

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Ecological Science, (School of GeoSciences, Schedule N)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 7 hour(s) per week for 12 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 56 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
09/01/2008	11:00	12:00	Room 302, Crew Building	KB

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	KB

? Additional Class Information : Field course 31st August - 7th September 2007

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course students should be able to:

- recognise examples of highland native woodlands
- understand the distribution of mountain plants in Scotland
- design long-term monitoring of vegetation
- recognise more plant species than previously
- measure trees, and estimate volume and biomass of stands
- understand measurement error
- measure concentrations of trace gases
- work with climatological data
- work with spreadsheet data
- understand principles of calibration
- manipulate data and apply statistical tests of significance
- work effectively in a group project