Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Science |
Grao en Bioloxía |
Subjects |
Ecotoxicology |
Learning aims |
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Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Ecotoxicology | Code | 610G02042 | |||||||||||
Study programme |
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Fourth | Optional | 6 | ||||||||||
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Learning outcomes | Study programme competences / results | ||
Distinguish and identify the techniques of retrospective and prospective ecotoxicology. | B9 |
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Describe the common effects of pollution on individuals, populations and communities. | A9 A17 A23 |
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Assess the advantages and limitations of each level of organisation in detecting pollution impacts. | B9 B10 |
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Understand the results of basic toxicity testing techniques, accumulation-depuration studies, biomarkers | A9 A17 A21 |
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Describe the mechanisms by which an organism copes with pollutants. | A21 |
B1 B4 |
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Critically appraise the relevance of information derived from toxicity tests. | A17 |
B9 B10 |
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Critically appraise results of studies on the effects of pollutants on natural communities. | A23 |
B9 B10 |
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Conduct a literature search on an ecotoxicological topic and summarise the information obtained. | B1 B4 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 |
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To deal with the specialised literature by being able to frame it in a specific topic of ecotoxicology. | B1 B4 B8 B9 B10 |
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