Sampling Techniques of Fauna
Name: Sampling Techniques of Fauna
Code: BIO12337M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
To recognise the relevant field techniques used for detection, inventory and capture-recapture methods in
studies of arthropods (terrestrial and aquatic), continental fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
to know some methods of data analysis often associated with the described sampling techniques.
studies of arthropods (terrestrial and aquatic), continental fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
to know some methods of data analysis often associated with the described sampling techniques.
Contents
Sampling techniques:
- Drag-netting of aquatic macroinvertebrates.
- Techniques for catching Ropalocera butterflies.
- Trapping ground beetles.
- Electric fishing and marking freshwater fishes.
- Bioacoustics for detection of frogs and toads and intensive prospection of amphibians.
- Transects and routing barriers for reptiles.
- Absolute and relative methods for censusing birds.
- Bird ringing.
- Trapping, scent stations and attendance rates in mammals.
- Drag-netting of aquatic macroinvertebrates.
- Techniques for catching Ropalocera butterflies.
- Trapping ground beetles.
- Electric fishing and marking freshwater fishes.
- Bioacoustics for detection of frogs and toads and intensive prospection of amphibians.
- Transects and routing barriers for reptiles.
- Absolute and relative methods for censusing birds.
- Bird ringing.
- Trapping, scent stations and attendance rates in mammals.
Teaching Methods
Structured and applied lectures supported by slide presentations. Sampling techniques will be carried out
with an active participation of students
Evaluation through a final exam.
with an active participation of students
Evaluation through a final exam.
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