Management and Conservation of Ecosystems

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The teaching and learning process is based on:

– classes of presentation and discussion of contents by teachers and students;

– exercises and analysis of practical cases in the classroom and on the ESAC campus.

Know the facts and scientific foundations that stimulated the creation of legal measures for Nature Conservation.

Know the legal and administrative organization of conservationism in Portugal.

Know the main values to be preserved at a species level in Portugal.

Know the main values to be conserved at the ecosystem level in Portugal and in the World.

Know the means for managing biodiversity, with relevance to forest areas.

Scientific foundations of conservationism. Cultural and material consequences of biodiversity loss. Measures to be implemented for Nature Conservation.

Legal-administrative framework of environmental conservationism. National and international legislation. Organization of classified areas in Portugal.

Specific biodiversity. Ecology, chorology and management of threatened species of the Portuguese flora and fauna.

Ecosystem biodiversity. The major categories of natural and semi-natural habitats at global, European and national level. Ecology, chorology and management of the main Natura 2000 habitats in Portugal.

Management measures for the conservation of the most relevant ecosystems in Portugal, specially for the forest types. Potential importance of game management for ecosystem management.

Continuous assessment:

Conducting one first theoretical/practical test, and a second theoretical/practical test and a written work, with a minimum grade of 7.5 values in each. The first test has a value of 50%, the second 30% and the written work 20% of the final classification. The final average must be equal to or greater than 9.5 to pass.

Final exam evaluation:

Completion of a theoretical/practical written assessment and a written work, with a minimum grade of 7.5 values in each. Value of 80% for the written evaluation and 20% for the written work, for the final classification. The final average must be equal to or greater than 9.5 to pass.

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