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BI1357

Insect Diversity and Conservation

The course is given as a distance course with an introductory, mandatory one-week field course in Uppsala the week before the start of the regular semester. The course ends with two days of attendance at seminars and the exam at the end of the semester in January.

The goal of the course is to give the participants useful knowledge for practical work with insects in a nature conservation context. The course links theory about insect diversity, conservation and ecology with practical field knowledge of insects and their habitats, inventory methodology, species identification and report writing.
The course includes collecting insects in the field, project work, assignments and seminars. The field visits are devoted to insects, their habitats and methods for studying them. The assignments and seminars deal with issues related to insect diversity and conservation, e.g. red listing, insect ecology and ecosystem services. A significant part of the course consists of a self-selected inventory project where you get to practice planning the project, determining collected insects, analyzing the results and writing a report.

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Uppsala 2024-03-08

Välkomna till kursen Insekternas mångfald och bevarande!

Viktigt att veta är att vi börjar med en obligatorisk fältvecka på plats på Ultuna. Den ligger veckan före ordinarie terminsstart dvs. den 26 - 30 augusti (vecka 35). Detta är för att man ska kunna läsa parallellt med andra kurser.

Under resten av hösten ligger alla lektioner uppe digitalt och kan genomföras när det passar en själv. Under två dagar i oktober finns möjlighet (frivilligt) till att träna artkunskap på Ultuna. De sista två dagarna på terminen i januari är det seminarium och tentamen med obligatorisk närvaro.

I övrigt har vi inga obligatoriska närvarotillfällen utan man gör sina moment då det passar.

Vänliga hälsningar,

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Course evaluation

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The course evaluation is open between 2025-01-12 and 2025-02-02

Additional course evaluations for BI1357

Academic year 2023/2024

Insect Diversity and Conservation (BI1357-50011)

2023-08-21 - 2024-01-14

Academic year 2022/2023

Insect Diversity and Conservation (BI1357-10107)

2022-08-22 - 2023-01-15

Academic year 2021/2022

Insect Diversity and Conservation (BI1357-10316)

2021-08-23 - 2022-01-16

Academic year 2020/2021

Insect Diversity and Conservation (BI1357-10293)

2020-08-24 - 2021-01-17

Academic year 2019/2020

Insect Diversity and Conservation (BI1357-10217)

2019-09-02 - 2020-01-19

Syllabus and other information

Litterature list

Douwes, P.,mfl (1997) Insekter En fälthandbok.

Stenströms Bokförlag, Stockholm ISBN: 9789186448363 (2nd ed).

The book is no longer printed but copies can be bought at SLU Service, in Ulls hus at Campus Ultuna for 180 SEK.

The first or second edition of the book might also be found in second-hand book shops.

Course facts

The course is offered as an independent course: Yes Tuition fee: Tuition fee only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: 19030 SEK Cycle: Bachelor’s level (G1F)
Subject: Biology Biology
Course code: BI1357 Application code: SLU-50004 Location: Uppsala Distance course: Yes Language: Swedish Responsible department: Department of Ecology Pace: 25%