Module Descriptors
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND HABITAT MANAGEMENT
BIOL60626
Key Facts
Health, Education, Policing and Sciences
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Philip Smith
Email: P.Smith@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 29
Independent Study Hours: 121
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT (3000 WORDS) weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Pullin, A. (2003). Conservation Biology, CUP, Cambridge
McDonald, D. & Service, K. (2007). Key Topics in Conservation Biology. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester
Sodhi, N.S. & Ehrlich, P.R. (2010) Conservation Biology for All. Free online textbook: http://www.conbio.org/publications/free-textbook also hardcopy available from OUP: ISBN 978-0-19-955424-9
Sutherland, W.J. & Hill, D.A. (1995) Managing Habitats for Conservation. CUP, Cambridge
Sutherland, W.J. (2000) The Conservation Handbook: Research, Management and Policy, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford
McDonald, D. & Service, K. (2007). Key Topics in Conservation Biology. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester
Sodhi, N.S. & Ehrlich, P.R. (2010) Conservation Biology for All. Free online textbook: http://www.conbio.org/publications/free-textbook also hardcopy available from OUP: ISBN 978-0-19-955424-9
Sutherland, W.J. & Hill, D.A. (1995) Managing Habitats for Conservation. CUP, Cambridge
Sutherland, W.J. (2000) The Conservation Handbook: Research, Management and Policy, Blackwell Scientific, Oxford
Module Resources
Basic ecological equipment
Module Additional Assessment Details
Students will be required to complete 1 piece of summative assessment.
100% Written habitat management report on a species of conservation interest: 3000 words
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Students may submit a plan of the coursework for formative feedback
Assessment criteria: Level 6 criterion referencing scheme in the Award Handbook
100% Written habitat management report on a species of conservation interest: 3000 words
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Students may submit a plan of the coursework for formative feedback
Assessment criteria: Level 6 criterion referencing scheme in the Award Handbook
Module Indicative Content
The module will provide an overview of conservation biology concepts such as rarity, minimum viable population size, translocations, and species reintroductions. These concepts will be integrated with applied topics such as management planning, the importance of monitoring, the ecology and management of major UK biotopes, pond creation, and management of the `wider countryside' and urban habitats. A field visit to the University nature reserve will be used discuss the processes, practicalities, and resource input required to maintain habitats and as a focus for the assignment.
Learning Strategies
"Formal lectures, Field visits,
Workshops,
Independent Study Hours
to include
assessment preparation. This will involve collation of information on a specified nature reserve, researching management techniques in relation to a chosen species or group of species, preparing management proposals.
"
Workshops,
Independent Study Hours
to include
assessment preparation. This will involve collation of information on a specified nature reserve, researching management techniques in relation to a chosen species or group of species, preparing management proposals.
"