Soil degradation is one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide. In this subject, the main causes of soil degradation and possible strategies aimed at the conservation will be studied. The main objectives are: to know the processes that cause the degradation of the soil, to understand how they occur, their consequences, the field and laboratory techniques used for the diagnosis of degraded soils, preventive and remedial measures, as well as, appropriate measures to achieve the sustainable management of forest systems.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
CB03 | Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
CB04 | Transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions for both specialist and non-specialist audiences. |
CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
CB06 | Students have developed the ability to work as a team and lead, direct, plan and supervise multidisciplinary teams |
E01 | Ability to understand and apply basic knowledge. |
E02 | Capacity for multidisciplinary consideration of an environmental problem |
E03 | Awareness of the temporal and spatial dimensions of environmental processes |
E04 | Ability to integrate experimental evidence found in field and/or laboratory studies with theoretical knowledge. |
E05 | Capacity for qualitative data interpretation |
E06 | Capacity for quantitative data interpretation |
E07 | Capacity to plan, manage and conserve natural resources |
E08 | Ability to value goods, services and natural resources economically |
E09 | Capacity to analyze the exploitation of resources in the context of sustainable development |
E13 | Ability to handle software. |
E18 | Capacity to manage the natural environment |
E20 | Capacity to plan and carry out actions to restore the natural environment |
E25 | Capacity to treat contaminated soil. |
G01 | Proficiency in a second foreign language at level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. |
G02 | Knowledge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
G03 | Good oral and written communication |
G04 | Ethical commitment and professional deontology |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Acquisition of the concepts on which ecological restoration is based. | |
Capacity for analysis and diagnosis of degraded environmental systems. | |
Ability to identify the impacts of forest harvesting and treatment on the conservation of forest resources. | |
Ability to identify soil degradation problems and propose concrete recovery measures. | |
Collaborate and cooperate in multidisciplinary teams. | |
Knowledge of the soil variables, with their measurement procedures, necessary to diagnose the state of conservation of a soil and to attribute its most appropriate uses to it. | |
Basic knowledge of the structure, functioning and dynamics of forest systems. | |
Critically analyze the effects of different management proposals. | |
Learn to critically value different opinions. | |
Design and implement the most appropriate management strategy according to known circumstances. | |
Maintain an attitude of learning and improvement throughout their studies and in their future professional life. | |
Organize your work and face any difficulties that may arise in an autonomous and creative way. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
During the practices, soil samples from different locations close to Toledo will be taken, analyzed in the laboratory, and the data obtained will be related to the geology, biogeography, bioclimatology, vegetation types, physico-chemical properties of soils, and land management.
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB05 E01 E02 E03 | 1 | 25 | N | N | N | |
Group tutoring sessions [ON-SITE] | Group tutoring sessions | CB02 CB03 CB04 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 G03 | 0.28 | 7 | Y | N | N | |
Field work [ON-SITE] | Case Studies | CB02 CB03 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E18 E20 G04 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | |
Laboratory practice or sessions [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB02 CB03 CB04 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E20 E25 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 0.64 | 16 | Y | Y | N | |
Computer room practice [ON-SITE] | Case Studies | CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CB06 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E09 E13 G01 G02 G03 | 0.2 | 5 | Y | Y | Y | |
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CB06 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E09 E13 E18 E20 E25 G02 G03 G04 | 1.8 | 45 | Y | Y | Y | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB02 CB03 CB04 CB05 CB06 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E08 E09 E13 E18 E20 E25 G01 G02 G03 G04 | 1.8 | 45 | N | N | N | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB02 CB04 CB05 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 E06 E07 E09 E18 E20 E25 G03 | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | |
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
Grading System | |||
Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
Final test | 50.00% | 0.00% | Written exam with questions that the students will have to discuss |
Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 25.00% | 0.00% | Report of labwork that will be evaluated according to the capacity to integrate the theorical concepts, the practical clases of the field work, the problems resolution in the laboratory |
Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 25.00% | 0.00% | Report of a practical topic |
Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Unit 1 (de 6): Introduction. Minerals, soil organic matter, redox processes, texture, structure, soil interaction with the environment, climate as an influence factor in the soil formation, soil classification. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 2 |
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Unit 2 (de 6): Soil degradation. The soil as a natural resource, soil degradation concept, causes and processes (physiical, quimical, biological) | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 1 |
Field work [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 4 |
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Case Studies] | 5 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 10 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 10 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Unit 3 (de 6): Soil contamination. Contaminants in the soils, pollutant-soils interactions, transport and storage of contaminants, biogeochemical cycles od pollutans, contamination risks, restoration of contaminated soils. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 1 |
Laboratory practice or sessions [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 5 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Unit 4 (de 6): Sustainable management of forest systems. General concepts. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 1 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Unit 5 (de 6): Sustainable management of forest systems: Silvicultural management, criteria and indicators of sustainable management. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 1 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Unit 6 (de 6): Sustainable managament of forest systems. Legislation and planification. | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 3 |
Group tutoring sessions [PRESENCIAL][Group tutoring sessions] | 1 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | .5 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |
Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
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Aranda, G. (Coord.) | Hidrología forestal y protección de suelos | Madrid | Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación. | 8480140437 | 1992 | Hidrología forestal y protección de suelos: técnicas y experiencias en dirección de obras | |||
BOCM | Ley 3/2008, de 12 de junio de 2008, de Montes y gestión forestal sostenible de Castilla-La Mancha | 2008 | |||||||
BOE | Ley 43/2003, de 21 de noviembre, de Montes (BOE 22 de noviembre de 2003) | Madrid | 2003 | ||||||
Barbero Martín, A. et al. | Manual de Forestación en Tierras Agrícolas. | Madrid | Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación | 8434108054 | 1994 | Manual de Forestación en Tierras Agrícolas | |||
Blanco E. & al. | Los bosques ibéricos. Una interpretación geobotánica. | Barcelona | Ed. Planeta | 9788408058205 | 1997 | Interpretación geobotánica de los bosques ibéricos | |||
Brady, N.C. & Weil, R.R. | The nature and properties of soils | Prentice Hall | 978-0132279383 | 1999 | |||||
Burt, R. (ed.) | Soil Survey Laboratory Methods Manual. Soil Survey Investigations Report No. 42, Version 4.0, November 2004. Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA. | USDA, NRCS | 2004 | Manual de métodos de análisis de suelos | http://soils.usda.gov/technical/lmm/ | ||||
FAO (Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación) | Situación de los bosques del mundo 2011 | Roma | FAO | 978-92-5-306750-3 | 2011 | Situación de los bosques del mundo 2011 | http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2000s/i2000s.pdf | ||
Fernández González, F, Pérez Badia R., Sardinero S., Rodríguez Torres A. & Crespo G. | Espacios naturales protegidos y cambio climático en Castilla-La Mancha. En Impactos del cambio climático en Castilla-La Mancha. | Toledo | Fundación General del Medio Ambiente. Consejería de Industria, Energía y Medio Ambiente de Castilla-La Mancha | 978-84-7788-557-3 | 2009 | ||||
González, L.M. y Alfonso San Miguel (Coord.) et al. | Manual de buenas prácticas de gestión en fincas de monte mediterráneo de la Red Natura 2000. | Madrid | Ministerio de Medio Ambiente | 2005 | |||||
JCCM | Revisión del Plan de Conservación del Medio Natural de Castilla-La Mancha | Toledo | Consejería de Medio Ambiente | 2003 | |||||
Killham, K. | Soil ecology. | Cambridge University Press | 1999 | ||||||
Martín Herrero, J. et al. | La vegetación protegida en Castilla-La Mancha | Toledo | Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha. Consejería de Medio Ambiente | 2003 | |||||
Orozco E. & López F. (Eds.) | Selvicultura mediterránea | Cuenca | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Colecc. Estudios | 1993 | |||||
Porta, J., López-Acevedo, M. y Roquero, C. | Edafología para la agricultura y el medio ambiente | Mundi¿Prensa. | 9788484761488 | 1999 | Edafología para la agricultura y el medio ambiente | ||||
Ryan, J., Estefan, G. and Rashid, A. | Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory Manual, Second Ed. | Aleppo, Syria | ICARDA and NARC | 92-9127-118-7 | 2001 | Manual de análisis de suelos y plantas en climas áridos y semiáridos | http://www.icarda.org/Publications/Lab_Manual/cover.htm | ||
SECF (Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales) | Situación de los bosques y del sector forestal en España. Informe 2010 | SECF (Sociedad Española de Ciencias Forestales) | 2011 | ||||||
Varios autores | Modelos de restauración forestal (Vol. I: Bioclimatología y Biogeografía; Vol. II: Series de Vegetación; Vol. III: Modelos de gestión de la vegetación; Vol. IV: Anexo Cartográfico y Series de vegetación edafohigrófilas). | Sevilla | Junta de Andalucía | 2004 |