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This course develops your knowledge and skills in analysing field data on changes in the distribution, abundance and survival of animal populations.
Practical work applying quantitative tools used in modern wildlife management will give you analytical and critical analysis skills valued by employers.
Guest speakers present case studies illustrating the application of these tools to current conservation and wildlife management problems.
You debate controversial issues that are informed by scientific evidence.
Each practical contributes a clue to solving an ecological problem and you will assemble these clues to formulate a management plan aimed at a conservation/wildlife management issue.
Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course deals with the concepts and practice of wildlife population conservation and management, including methods to estimate population size, survival rates of animal populations and how to use this information to assess the viability of populations with matrix projection models. The course will consider how to manage wildlife populations in partnership with human communities that view them as a resource (such as red deer), as potential competitors (such as geese), as pest species (American mink) or as species in need of conservation (such as water voles, capercaillie).
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
Feedback |
Comments and suggestions following presentations. Comment suggestions for improvements on management plan. |
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Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
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Comments and suggestions following presentations. Comment suggestions for improvements on management plan. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
Feedback |
Students will repeat whichever elements of the assessment were failed or not completed at first sitting; the marks for elements already passed will be carried forwards. |
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Factual | Remember | ILO’s for this course are available in the course guide. |
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