Identifying Data 2018/19
Subject (*) Ecology and Biomonitorization Code 610500007
Study programme
Mestrado Universitario en Ciencias. Tecnoloxías e Xestión Ambiental (plan 2012)
Descriptors Cycle Period Year Type Credits
Official Master's Degree 1st four-month period
 First Optional 3
Language
Spanish
English
Teaching method Face-to-face
Prerequisites
Department Bioloxía
Enxeñaría Naval e Industrial
Física e Ciencias da Terra
Coordinador
Ruiz De la Rosa, Jose Miguel
 E-mail
jose.miguel.ruiz.delarosa@udc.es
Lecturers
Bao Casal, Roberto
Rodríguez Roiloa, Sergio
Ruiz De la Rosa, Jose Miguel
 E-mail
roberto.bao@udc.es
sergio.roiloa@udc.es
jose.miguel.ruiz.delarosa@udc.es
Web
General description Ecoloxía e evolución. Dinámica poboacional. Organización da comunidade. Fluxos de materia e ciclos de enerxía.
O caso do tributil-estaño (TBT) das pinturas anti-incrustantes: historia ambiental e biomonitorização en Galicia.
Paleoecologia e biomonitoramento.

Study programme competencies
Code Study programme competences
A1 Coñecemento das realidades interdisciplinares da Química e do Medio Ambiente, dos temas punteiros nestas disciplinas e das perspectivas de futuro.
A6 Coñecemento do comportamento de diferentes especies químicas e dos procesos aos que poden estar sometidas unha vez liberadas no medio ambiente, incluíndo as súas relacións entre distintos compartimentos ambientais.
A10 Relacionar a presenza de especies químicas no medio natural cos conceptos de toxicidade e biodisponibilidade.
A13 Comprender os procesos de bioacumulación e as técnicas de biomonitorización e biomarcaxe.
B1 Posuír e comprender coñecementos que acheguen unha base ou oportunidade de ser orixinais no desenvolvemento e/ou aplicación de ideas, a miúdo nun contexto de investigación.
B5 Que os estudantes posúan as habilidades de aprendizaxe que lles permitan continuar estudando dun modo que haberá de ser en gran medida autodirixido ou autónomo.
B8 Comprender, a un nivel especializado, as consecuencias do comportamento humano na contorna ambiental.
C6 Utilizar as ferramentas básicas das tecnoloxías da información e as comunicacións (TIC) necesarias para o exercicio da súa profesión e para a aprendizaxe ao longo da súa vida.

Learning aims
Learning outcomes Study programme competences
Describe and discuss ecological concepts at the individual, population and community level AC1
 BC1
BC8
Use some basic techniques of the broad ecological methodology BC5
 CC6
Understand the results of basic ecotoxicology techniques AC6
AC10
AC13
Understanding the relevance of the sedimentary registry to define ecological reference conditions BC5
 CC6

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Ecology: theory


Ecology: practices


The case of TBT of antifouling paints

Paleoecology and biomonitoring 		Ecology and evolution. Population dynamics.
Organization of communities. Matter flows and energy cycles. Gaia Hypothesis.

Population dynamics: competition and predation.
Spatial dynamics: metapopulations.

Environmental history. Biomonitoring in Galicia.

Theory and practices.

Planning
Methodologies / tests Competencies Ordinary class hours Student’s personal work hours Total hours
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 A6 A10 A13 B1 B8 12 36 48
ICT practicals B5 C6 8 16 24
Objective test A1 A6 A10 A13 B1 B5 B8 C6 1 0 1
 
Personalized attention 2 0 2
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies Description
Guest lecture / keynote speech Summary presentation of the contents available via Moodle (or virtual classroom).
ICT practicals The practices will be held in Aula Informática with the simulation programs available in the Faculty and others via the web.
Objective test Written examination on the matter exposed and / or practiced.

Personalized attention
Methodologies
Guest lecture / keynote speech
ICT practicals
Objective test
Description
The theoretical and practical sessions include tutoring sessions and personalized attention

Assessment
Methodologies Competencies Description Qualification
Guest lecture / keynote speech A1 A6 A10 A13 B1 B8 Discussion in class about the theoretical contents of different disciplines. 1
ICT practicals B5 C6 Participation in practicals is compulsory, as well as to perform the exercises exposed in them. 1
Objective test A1 A6 A10 A13 B1 B5 B8 C6 Written exam. 98
 
Assessment comments

Sources of information
Basic

Begon, M., J. L. Harper, y C. R. Townsend (1999) Ecología. Individuos, Poblaciones y Comunidades. Omega, Barcelona (3ª edición inglesa).

Ricklefs, RE (1998) Invitación a la Ecología: La Economía de la Naturaleza. 4ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Smith, RL. y Smith, T.M. (2000) Ecología. 4ª ed. Pearson Educación, SA. Madrid. 
de Mora, SJ (1996). Tributyltin: case study of an environmental contaminant. In: Campbell PGC, Galloway JN, Harrison RM (eds) Cambridge Environmental Chemistry Series No. 8. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 
Smol, J.P. 2002. Pollution of Lakes an Rivers. A Palaeoenvironmental Perspective. Arnoldv Publishers, London, 280 pp.
Complementary
La bibliografía básica es suficiente para un módulo de estas dimensiones.

Recommendations
Subjects that it is recommended to have taken before

Subjects that are recommended to be taken simultaneously

Subjects that continue the syllabus

Other comments

This module is integrated with the others within the master.


(*)The teaching guide is the document in which the URV publishes the information about all its courses. It is a public document and cannot be modified. Only in exceptional cases can it be revised by the competent agent or duly revised so that it is in line with current legislation.