| Name in Polish : | Monitoring biologiczny |
| Name in English : | Biomonitoring |
| Main field of study (if applicable): | Environmental Engineering |
| Specialization (if applicable) : | Environmental Quality Management |
| Level : | II |
| Form: | full-time |
| Kind of subject : | optional |
| Subject code : | ISS200002BK |
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Lecture |
Classes |
Laboratory |
Project |
Seminar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of hours of organized classes in University (ZZU) |
15 | ||||
Number of hours of total student workload (CNPS) |
30 | ||||
Form of crediting |
Crediting with grade | ||||
| For group of courses mark (X) final course | |||||
Number of ECTS points |
1 | ||||
including number of ECTS points for practical(P) classes |
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including number of ECTS points corresponding to classes that require direct participation of lecturers and other academics (BU) |
1 |
| PREREQUISITES RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER COMPETENCES | |
|---|---|
| 1 | To have a basic knowledge in biology, microbiology and ecology and nature conservation |
| SUBJECT OBJECTIVES | |
|---|---|
| C1 | Knowledge of factors which determinate the presence of aquatic and terrestrial organisms |
| C2 | Acquisition of knowledge about biological processes and threats appearing in the natural environment |
| C3 | Knowledge of biological techniques of monitoring the environment |
| SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS | |
|---|---|
| relating to knowledge: | |
| PEU_W01 | Has a knowledge about conditions influencing the presence of aquatic and terrestrial organisms, diversity of the flora and fauna and techniques universally used in the environmental monitoring |
| relating to skills: | |
| relating to social competences: | |
| PEU_K01 | Possess skills to work in the group and to play different roles (leader, contractor, commentator) and understands main threats for ecosystems and knows how to prevent them |
PROGRAMME CONTENT |
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Form of classes - lecture |
Number of hours |
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| Wy1 | Significance of the biological monitoring for the environmental protection. Features of taxonomic categories performing functions for bioindication. Aquatic environment. Rivers as the place of life. Assemblages of organisms of flowing waters. Lakes and ponds as the place of life. Assemblages of organisms in lakes. The use of invertebrates for water environmental monitoring. Review of monitoring methods with the use of invertebrates. | 2 |
| Wy2 | Applying algae and plants (macrophytes) in the monitoring of the aquatic environment. Review of monitoring methods with the use of these taxa Applying vertebrates (fish) in the monitoring of the aquatic environment. Review of monitoring methods with the use of these taxa. | 2 |
| Wy3 | Amphibians - organisms living on the border of two environments - as bioindicators. The application of amphibians in the biomonitoring | 2 |
| Wy4 | Air. Species of plants and animals used in the monitoring of air. | 2 |
| Wy5 | Land environment: explaining the term: biodiversity and its meaning in the biomonitoring. Methods of measurement of the biodiversity (biodiversity indicators species, substitute diversity estimation, method of many taxa). Common and rare species. Estimation and the categorization of species. The genetic diversity versus the diversity of biocenoses. | 2 |
| Wy6 | Organisms used in biodiversity evaluation and the land environmental monitoring. Selected birds and mammals. Monitoring of ecosystems: forests, agroceonoses and cities. | 2 |
| Wy7 | Application of biomonitoring in the reintroduction of species and the restitution endangered sites. Monitoring of protected and valuable areas. Endangered ecosystems in the world and in Poland and methods of monitoring them. Systems of the monitoring in the world and in Poland. | 2 |
| Wy8 | Final test | 1 |
| Total hours | 15 | |
| TEACHING TOOLS USED | |
|---|---|
| N1 | Informative lecture |
| N2 | Problem lecture |
EVALUATION OF SUBJECT LEARNING OUTCOMES ACHIEVEMENT
| Evaluation (F - forming during semester), P - concluding (at semester end) | Learning outcomes code | Way of evaluating learning outcomes achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P | PEU_W01, PEU_K01 | Final test |
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LITERATURE
| Primary literature: | |
|---|---|
| Primary literature: | Zimny H.: 2006 Ekologiczna ocena stanu środowiska: bioindykacja i biomonitoring |
| Primary literature: | Market B.A, Breure A.M., Zechmeister H. G: 2004 Bioindicators and Biomonitors, Volume 6 Oxford University Press |
| Primary literature: | Allan J.D.: 1998 Ekologia wód płynących, PWN. |
| Primary literature: | Kudelska D., Soszka H.: 1996 Przegląd stosowanych w różnych krajach sposobów oceny i klasyfikacji wód powierzchniowych, Biblioteka Monitoringu Środowiska PIOŚ. |
| Primary literature: | Mason C.F.,: 1987 Biology of freshwater pollution, Longman. |
| Primary literature: | Andrzejewski R., Weigle A. (red) 2003: Różnorodność biologiczna Polski. Warszawa. Narodowa Fundacja Ochrony Środowiska. |
| Primary literature: | Bis B., Mikulec A.: Typy biocenotyczne rzek Polski: wyznaczenie granic klas za pomocą Polskiego Wielometrycznego Wskaźnika Stanu Ekologicznego Rzek MMI_PL, na podstawie makrobezkręgowców bentosowych (moduł oceny: RIVECO macro). W: Przewodnik do oceny stanu ekologicznego rzek na podstawie makrobezkręgowców bentosowych. Barbara Bis (red.). Warszawa: Narodowa Fundacja Ochrony Środowiska, Główny Inspektorat Ochrony Środowiska, 2012, s. 82?93. |
| Secondary literature: | |
| Secondary literature: | Chandler J.R.: 1970 A biological approach to water quality management, Water Pollution Control, 69, 415-421. |
| Secondary literature: | EPA, 1998, Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Streams and Wadable Rivers: Periphyton, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, and Fish, Second Edition, EPA Raports, 7-1 ? 7-20. |
SUBJECT SUPERVISOR
| Name and surname: | Justyna Rybak |
| E-mail: | justyna.rybak@pwr.edu.pl |
MATRIX
| Nr | Subject educational effect | Correlation between subject educational effect and educational effects defined for main field of study and specialization (if applicable)** | Subject objectives*** | Programme content*** | Teaching tool number*** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEU_W01 | K2IS_W09, S2EQM_W01 | C1, C2, C3 | Lec1-Lec8 | N1, N2 |
| 2 | PEU_K01 | K2IS_K04 | C1, C2, C3 | Lec1-Lec8 | N1.N2 |