BIS-10306 Flora and Fauna of the Netherlands

Course

Credits 6.00

Teaching methodContact hours
Lectures12
Practical extensively supervised24
Practical intensively supervised44
Field Practical28
Self-study
Course coordinator(s)dr. ir. JJ Wieringa
dr ir T Heijerman
Lecturer(s)ir. EC Wilderink
dr. ir. JJ Wieringa
dr ir T Heijerman
prof. dr. MSM Sosef
dr. FT Bakker
dr. ir. L Joosten
N Groendijk-Wilders
Examiner(s)prof. dr. MSM Sosef

Language of instruction:

Dutch

Assumed knowledge on:

Plant and Animal Morphology

Contents:

The course is divided in a botanical and a zoological part (of two weeks each) and gives an introduction to the biodiversity of plants and animals occurring in The Netherlands, their classification, identification, morphology, distribution and relationships with environmental factors, with emphasis on angiosperms and insects.

Learning outcomes:

The student is expected to be able to:
- identify plant species using the Flora of the Netherlands;
- demonstrate sufficient knowledge of plant morphological terminology;
- recognize ca 25 families and ca 150 species of the Dutch flora;
- demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of nomenclature and classification;
- demonstrate knowledge of the key environmental conditions in the Floristic regions of the Netherlands;
- correctly apply some basic terminology related to native and non-native species;
- identify representatives of the Athropods to their family using identification keys;
- recognize the most important orders and suborders of Arthropods;
- recognize and name the most important body parts of Arthropods.

Activities:

Attending the introductory lectures of the practicals, identifying plants and animals during the practicals, participating in the field practicals and excursions. All activities are mandatory.

Examination:

A test on the ability to identify a number of plants and animals, and a written examination on the taxonomic and ecological information given in the syllabi, during the lectures, and during the field excursions and practicals. The botanical and zoological part will be examined separately. The total mark will be the average of the botanical and zoological exams, but a mark lower than 4.6 for either the botanical or the zoological part cannot be compensated by the other part.

Literature:

Besides the syllabi of the botanical (Handleiding Floracursus, 36361108) and the zoological part (Handleiding Diagnostiek, 6075511, en Faunistiek, 6075303) the students should acquire the Flora van Nederland (23nd ed.) and the Tirion Insectengids.

ProgrammePhaseSpecializationPeriod
Compulsory for: BBIBiologyBSc6WD
BBNForest and Nature ConservationBSc6WD