Ecoleg / Ecology and ConservationEcoleg / Ecology and ConservationAL100E Plant Diversity (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online This module will introduce students to the taxonomy and evolution of plants. Enabling them to find some order in the huge variety of plant species inhabiting the earth.
AL101E Animal Diversity (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online What is the difference between an earthworm, a round worm or a slowworm? Are goldfish more closely related to starfish or to jellyfish? This course will uncover the science behind sorting out members of the Animal Kingdom and reveal their evolutionary relationships.
AL102E Climate Change Ecology (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online This module explores the impact of past and current climate changes on different levels of ecological organisation (populations, communities and ecosystems) and the interactions of biological systems with the climate system.
AL103E Introduction to Animal Behaviour (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online This course will introduce students to the fascinating and often misinterpreted area of animal behaviour.
AL104E Peat and Peatlands in Wales (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online The course will begin with a review of how peat and peatlands form, their vegetational and structural history and the range of peatland types to be found in Wales today.
AL105E Field Survey Techniques (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online Studying field survey techniques is valuable for anyone involved or interested in land management as you learn key practical skills such as how to use the relevant landscape and regulatory frameworks, designations and policies relating to the historic environment.
AL106E An Introduction to Fungi (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online The Kingdom of Fungi is a fascinating, ancient and diverse one. In this introductory course, we delve into this world, looking at the vital ecological role fungi play in our forests and showing how species vary according to habitat - be this woodland or pasture.
AL107E Dealing with Data: An Introduction to Statistics (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online This module will introduce students to descriptive statistics. It will enable them to get to know basic terminology used in statistics such as measures of central tendency, hypothesis testing and statistical significance.
AL108E A Guide to Environmental Assessment (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a process of evaluating the likely environmental effects of a proposed project or development, taking into account inter-related socio-economic, cultural and human-health impacts, both beneficial and detrimental.
AL109E Land Use History and Recording (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online Worldwide, agricultural landscapes and rural habitats have seen a dramatic decline in their biodiversity. Understanding and recording historic land use while managing archaeological and other heritage assets is now an integral part of sustainable, modern field conservation and zero carbon land use regimes.
AL111E Introduction to Permaculture (2022/2023)DescriptionDelivery Method: Online This module is an introductory but wide-ranging introduction to permaculture as an approach to designing sustainable ways of living and working. It will give a good grounding in the core elements of a permaculture design approach including the ethical framework or values that underpin it, the principles from nature that it draws on, and a design framework for applying them.
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