The subject of Aquatic Ecology is key in the professional profile of the Environmental Scientist, since it is focused on a set of ecosystems with great social, environmental and economic value. The main objective of the subject is to gain a basic knowledge on the main characteristics of freshwater and marine ecosystems, of their biological communities and of their ecological functions.
This subject has important applications in the fields of freshwater management and wildlife management, providing the student with the basic skills for an integral management of those ecosystems.
Course competences | |
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Code | Description |
CB01 | Prove that they have acquired and understood knowledge in a subject area that derives from general secondary education and is appropriate to a level based on advanced course books, and includes updated and cutting-edge aspects of their field of knowledge. |
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. |
CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
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 |
E13 | Ability to handle software. |
T01 | To know a second foreign language. |
T02 | To know and apply the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). |
T03 | To use a correct oral and written communication. |
T04 | To know the ethical commitment and professional deontology. |
Course learning outcomes | |
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Description | |
Knowledge of the basic aspects related to energy and matter flows in communities. | |
Description of the populations of organisms and the processes that affect them, such as competitive or predation interactions between them, including the modelling of these. | |
Determination of individual agency responses in relation to their environment, i.e., their conditions and resources | |
To apply these concepts to the different ecosystems of the Earth (terrestrial and aquatic), assessing them in relation to the morphological and functional adaptations of the organisms and the functioning of the system as a whole. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E04 | 0.84 | 21 | N | N | Master class / Lecture | |
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | CB01 CB03 CB05 E01 E03 E04 E05 E06 E13 T04 | 0.6 | 15 | Y | Y | Field and laboratory work. It can be submitted in spanish or english | |
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB02 CB03 CB05 E01 E03 E04 E05 E06 E13 T03 T04 | 0.9 | 22.5 | Y | Y | Writing the field and laboratory work report | |
Workshops or seminars [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | CB01 CB02 E01 E03 E05 E06 E13 T01 T02 T03 | 0.24 | 6 | Y | Y | Work assignments. They can be submitted in spanish or english | |
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB01 CB02 CB05 E01 E03 E05 E06 E13 T01 T02 T03 T04 | 0.64 | 16 | Y | N | Writing the work assignments reports | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB03 E01 E02 E03 E04 E05 | 1.16 | 29 | N | N | ||
Mid-term test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 E01 E02 E03 E05 T03 | 0.04 | 1 | Y | N | Mid-term test | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB01 E01 E02 E03 E05 T03 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Final test | |
Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 1.8 | Total class time hours: 45 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 2.7 | Total hours of out of class work: 67.5 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Mid-term tests | 30.00% | 0.00% | Mid-term test. It will cover the first half of the theoretical contents. It can be passed with a grade of 4 (out of 10). If it is not passed, the final test will cover all the theoretical content of the subject. |
Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 25.00% | 25.00% | Evaluation of the report of the practical activities (field and lab work). |
Other methods of assessment | 15.00% | 0.00% | Evaluation of work assignments |
Final test | 30.00% | 75.00% | Final test. If the student has passed the mid-term test, it will only cover the second half of the theoretical content. If not, it will cover all of the theoretical content of the subject, in which case the value will be 60% (75% for non-continuous evaluation). |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
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Hours | hours |
Practicum and practical activities report writing or preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 22.5 |
Workshops or seminars [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 16 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 29 |
Mid-term test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 1 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
Unit 1 (de 6): Introduction | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 1 |
Unit 2 (de 6): Abiotic factors in aquatic ecosystems | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 5 |
Unit 3 (de 6): Biotic communities of aquatic ecosystems | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 7 |
Unit 4 (de 6): Functioning of aquatic ecosystems | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Unit 5 (de 6): Main aquatic ecosystems | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 4 |
Unit 6 (de 6): Laboratory and field techniques | |
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Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 15 |
Global activity | |
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Activities | hours |