2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

BLGY5163M Plant Identification

15 creditsClass Size: 40

Module manager: Dr Steve Compton
Email: S.G.A.Compton@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

This module is approved as an Elective

Module summary

- Part 1:There is an introduction to the theoretical basis of plant classification and the resources available to identify plants. Representative plants will be collected from field sites and identified to species level. A field visit will use plant identifications to produce a 'phase 1' style summary of the vegetation of an area.- Part 2: covers lectures and field sessions on the National Vegetation Classification scheme and how to use quantitative assessments of plant abundance to assign areas to NVC communities.

Objectives

The revised module programme aims to achieve the two key aims of the module under circumstances where only online contact is possible. These two key aims are to increase your ability to identify plants and for you to be able to make use of these skills in the context of standard UK habitat mapping protocols (‘phase 1’ surveys and the National Vegetation Classification Scheme).

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Identify the common plant families and species;
- Be able to use plant identifications to produce a 'phase 1' report for a site;
- Be able to use the plant data to assess which NVC community is present.

Syllabus

A brief introduction will discuss the theoretical basis of plant classification and the resources available to identify plants. Representative plants will be collected from one or more field sites and identified to species level.

Further field visits will use plant identifications to produce a 'phase 1' style summary of the vegetation of an area, and quantitative assessments of plant abundance will be used to assign areas to NVC communities.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	3.00	3.00
Fieldwork	8	5.00	40.00
Group learning	1	5.00	5.00
Lecture	2	2.00	4.00
Practical	1	2.00	2.00
Private study hours			96.00
Total Contact hours			54.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Completion of identifications and report writing: 25 hours.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Monitoring of progress will be carried out at the end of the initial period, when a written exercise and identification test take place.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Individual report: Phase 1 exercise	50.00
Report	Report on NVC	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 01/03/2021 16:55:50

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