Overview
This topic will provide an overview over the diversity of life (including fungi, plants, and animals) and covers core skills for assessing and applying biodiversity knowledge in modern scientific contexts. It will cover the main groups of life and provide hands-on exercises in identification, taxonomy, evolution, and documentation of biodiversity. … For more content click the Read More button below.
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Aims
This topic aims to provide:
A working knowledge of biodiversity and its evolution
The ability to identify species from major phyla
Experiences in documenting, analysing, and reporting on indicators of biodiversity
Skills in applying biodiversity data to solve environmental challenges and communicate solutions
Learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Discuss how evolutionary patterns and processes have led to present-day biodiversity
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Identify the taxonomic affinities and contribution to biodiversity of important taxonomic groups by integrating knowledge on their key diagnostic features and evolutionary past
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Produce assessments and rate the importance of biodiversity distributions across landscapes
4.
Formulate an argument based on biodiversity data in conservation contexts, including developing real-world management outcomes.
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