Viltbiologi
Om frågor om kursen, kontakta wb.grimso@slu.se.
Viltbiologikursen ger studenterna en bred bas om ekologi och förvaltning av skandinaviska viltarter. Kursen ges på Grimsö forskningsstation där studenterna bor under kursen. Kursen riktar in sig på tillämpad ekologi men teoretiska aspekter av ekologi behandlas också på kursen. Kursen huvudblock består av (1) artbiologi, (2) ekologiska principer med nordiska exempel, (3) praktiska metoder som används i forskning (t.ex. fångst, märkning, habitatanalyser) och förvaltning (t.ex. inventeringsmetoder, beskattningsmodeller, skadeförebyggande åtgärder), samt (4) viltförvaltning i Sverige. Lärandeaktiviteter består av föreläsningar, praktiska moment i fält, grupparbeten och individuella arbeten.
Boende på Grimsö finns tillgängligt för alla studenter på kursen (studentpris).
Information från kursledaren
An email containing detailed information about the course and a preliminary schedule will be sent separately to all admitted students. At the moment (2025-07-17) we don´t have access to the lists of admitted student and we have therefore added the text from the welcome letter below. The preliminary schedule is also published here at the website.
For any questions regarding the course, please contact wb.grimso@slu.se. This email will be monitored approximately once a week during the summer vacation.
Kind regards,
Lovisa Nilsson & Jens Persson
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Hello and welcome to the Wildlife Biology Course at Grimsö Wildlife Research Station!
Below you will find some information that we hope will be helpful as you prepare for the course.
The course starts on Monday Sept 1 at 10:00 in “Loftsalen,” the large lecture hall at Grimsö. The final day of the course is Friday October 31. During the course, most days will be scheduled from 8:30 to 16:30. However, we will sometimes start before 08:30 and/or run past 16:30 depending on the day's activities. Lectures will be mixed with more practical activities like field trips and group projects. You will also likely need to spend some time studying or working on projects during the evenings and weekends.
Arriving at Grimsö: You are welcome to arrive the day before the course starts (Sunday, Aug 31). Please note that there is no public transportation to Grimsö. If you are coming by bus or train, we can pick you up in Lindesberg or Skinnskatteberg, which are the nearest towns with train stations. You are also encouraged to drive your own car if you have one. There is free parking at Grimsö, and the directions provided by Google Maps are correct. Please remember to let us know when you arrive so that someone can pick you up or greet you at Grimsö. If you are coming by car, maps are also attached.
Address: Grimsö Wildlife Research Station (in Swedish: “Grimsö forskningsstation”), Grimsö 152, 739 93 Riddarhyttan.
Accommodation: There is student housing at the Grimsö manor, where students will live in shared rooms (2 students per room), with shared bathrooms. Sheets, towels and blankets are included in your rooms, so you don´t need to bring your own. Please note that space in the rooms is limited.
There is a kitchen with fridges, a freezer, a stove, and oven in a nearby building where students can prepare food, but please be aware that the kitchen is shared by all students. Also, during shorter periods there will be people attending other courses hosted at Grimsö, and these course participants may also use the cooking facilities.
At the manor house, there is a TV, wireless internet, and microwave ovens. In the nearby office building, there are washers and dryers for laundry, and a sauna that is available for students to use. Students are responsible for cleaning their own rooms, common living areas, cooking facilities and laundry room during the course, as well as washing their sheets if need be during the course.
Cost for accommodation: 5332 SEK for the whole course. Please note that this is a package cost for the whole course so if you miss a few days here and there they will still be charged the price above. You can pay the fee for your room anytime during the course using credit card or Swish.
Please bring your food for at least the first night and morning if you arrive the day before the course starts. There is nowhere to buy food at Grimsö on the weekends!
Please be aware that Grimsö is in a remote area, and there are no stores nearby. The closest convenience store and gas station are located in Riddarhyttan, which is 15 km away. There are a number of grocery stores and other shops in Lindesberg (28 km from Grimsö, see below). There is no transportation to these towns, and students will be responsible for organizing trips to town by themselves. This is usually not a problem, as there are usually a few students who bring cars. If you are undecided regarding whether to bring your own car, we would recommend it.
Lunch: Students can prepare their own lunch in the shared kitchen, or purchase lunch from the restaurant at the manor on weekdays. The restaurant does not serve breakfast or dinner.
The restaurant at the Grimsö manor serves lunch on work days (i.e. Monday – Friday) for 110 SEK per lunch. One main dish is prepared each day, with salad and bread on the side. The manor restaurant cannot consider special food requirements (i.e. vegetarian or food allergies) each day. Vegetarian dishes are sometimes prepared, and the lunch menu for each day is available the previous week. If you want to eat lunch at the restaurant occasionally, please let Eva Persson in the kitchen know at least one day in advance.
Pets: There are a limited number of rooms in cabins close to the manor in which dogs are allowed (2 beds in each room – please note that the rooms are shared by owners and dogs, and space is limited!). Please contact us if you are interested in bringing your dog to the course – these rooms are booked on a first-come, first-served basis, and once they are full, we are not able to accommodate additional dogs. Please note that dogs are only allowed in the designated cabins, and not in the manor, lecture halls, office building or kitchen. No other pets are allowed.
When you have accepted your place at the course, please email us at this email and let us know;
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Whether you plan to live at Grimsö manor during the course.
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If you know already now- provide your arrival information, including flights and train information, or approximate arrival time if driving
Course literature: We will use book chapters and scientific articles as course literature. The literature will be provided at course start and during the course.
Suggested things to bring: Rain gear, rubber boots or heavy hiking boots, warm clothes, small backpack, compass, binoculars, and thermos. Bring your own computer, notebooks and pens, etc. If you have a car, we suggest you bring it – it will be handy for some parts of the course (you will get compensated for the driving you do for course activities) and your own errands (e.g. shopping groceries).
Studentkåren (student union): Ultuna studentkår can be reached at uls_kans@stud.slu.se or 018-67 11 14.
Post office, grocery stores, etc: Mail is delivered to Grimsö every second weekday. There are post offices and banks in Lindesberg (ca 30 km south from Grimsö). In Lindesberg, you will also find grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, pharmacies, a library, swimming hall, gym, and movie theater. There is also a small grocery store and a gas station in Riddarhyttan (ca 15 km north from Grimsö).
Spare time: There is a nice lake to go for a swim about 1.5 km SW of the station and you can fish in Sörmogen and Sverkestaån nearby Grimsö (you don't need a fishing license for the part of Sörmogen that is closest to the research station – in other parts of the lake and Sverkestaån you need a license – ”Sveafiskekortet”). We play floor hockey (“innebandy”) in Lindesberg one evening a week, so bring your athletic gear if you want to join! There are also great opportunities to pick berries or mushrooms nearby the station and nice trails for running, or hiking etc. Feel free to ask us for suggestions on nice places to visit.
Tuition fee for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens: Please note that your acceptance to the course is conditional on paying the tuition fee – your final acceptance to the course will not be complete until you have paid your tuition – please contact student affairs at 018-67 28 00 or studexp.ultuna@slu.se for questions about tuition fees – we have nothing to do with tuition fees but are required to remind you that your final acceptance will not be complete until you pay your tuition. Paying tuition applies to all students who do not hold an EU passport.
See the student website for details and the attached preliminary schedule: https://student.slu.se/en/studies/courses-and-programmes/course-search/course/BI0872/10224.2526/Wildlife-biology/
We look forward to seeing you at Grimsö!
Jens Persson & Lovisa Nilsson
Kursvärdering
Andra kursvärderingar för BI0872
Läsåret 2024/2025
2024-09-02 - 2024-10-31
Läsåret 2023/2024
2023-08-28 - 2023-10-30
Läsåret 2022/2023
2022-08-29 - 2022-10-31
Läsåret 2021/2022
2021-08-30 - 2021-11-01
Läsåret 2020/2021
2020-08-31 - 2020-11-01
Läsåret 2019/2020
2019-09-02 - 2019-10-31
Läsåret 2018/2019
2018-09-03 - 2018-11-11
Läsåret 2017/2018
2017-08-28 - 2017-11-05
Läsåret 2016/2017
2016-08-29 - 2016-11-06
Läsåret 2015/2016
2015-08-31 - 2015-11-01
Läsåret 2014/2015
2014-09-01 - 2014-11-09
Läsåret 2013/2014
2013-09-02 - 2013-11-10
Läsåret 2012/2013
2012-09-03 - 2012-11-11
Läsåret 2011/2012
2011-08-29 - 2011-11-06
Läsåret 2010/2011
2010-08-30 - 2010-11-07
Läsåret 2009/2010
2009-08-31 - 2009-11-08
Läsåret 2008/2009
2008-08-25 - 2008-10-26
Kursplan och övrig information
Kursplan
BI0872 Viltbiologi, 15,0 Hp
Wildlife biologyÄmnen
BiologiUtbildningens nivå
Avancerad nivåModuler
| Benämning | Hp | Kod |
|---|---|---|
| Enda modul | 15,0 | 0401 |
Fördjupning
Avancerad nivå, har endast kurs/er på grundnivå som förkunskapskravAvancerad nivå (A1N)
Betygsskala
Kraven för kursens olika betygsgrader framgår av betygskriterier, som ska finnas tillgängliga senast vid kursstart.
Språk
EngelskaFörkunskapskrav
Kunskaper motsvarande 120 hp varav 90 hp biologi och av dessa skall minst 10 hp vara grundläggande ekologi.Kunskaper motsvarande Engelska B.
Mål
Att ge kvalificerade kunskap om viltekologi och viltförvaltning i Skandinavien, inklusive forskning, inventeringsmetoder, artbiologi, viltskador, ekologiska processer och förvaltningsstrategier. Kursen fokuserar på tillämpad ekologi relaterat till viltförvaltning, bevarande, jakt och markanvändning, men även teoretiska aspekter inom viltekologi tas upp. Efter avslutad kurs ska studenter kunna:
beskriva den generella ekologin hos svenskt vilt (stora växtätare, småvilt med cyklisk populationsdynamik och medelstora och stora rovdjur).
redogöra för förvaltningsstrategier för både jaktbara arter och skyddade arter, samt viltskador.
exemplifiera och sammanfatta vanliga metoder inom viltforskning och metoder som används för att samla in data till förvaltningen.
ha grundläggande förståelse för hur populationsmodeller och inventeringsdata används inom förvaltningsbeslut.
känna till allmänna begreppet inom viltekologi och veta var och hur man får tag i ytterligare kunskap, t.ex. via vetenskaplig litteratur och publikationer från förvaltningen.
sammanfatta och utvärdera olika typer av kunskap (ekologiska, sociologiska, ekonomiska etc.) som behövs för att göra förvaltningsplaner.
Innehåll
Kursen består av föreläsningar, övningar, grupp- och enskilda projekt, studiebesök och exkursioner. Den första delen av kursen handlar om metoder som används inom viltforskning och förvaltning, som beskrivs och prövas i fält. Den andra delen av kursen ger en överblick av svenskt vilt och deras ekologi, naturliga dynamik och reglering och habitatutnyttjande etc. Den tredje delen av kursen handlar om förvaltningsscenarier och aktuella viltförvaltningsproblem, markanvändning, viltskador, viltforskning, administration och regelverk inom svensk viltförvaltning och bevarande.
Projektarbetena välj inom ämnen som behandlats inom kursen ger studenterna möjlighet att bredda sina kunskaper. I grupparbeten ingår fältarbete.
Betygsformer
Kraven för kursens olika betygsgrader framgår av betygskriterier, som ska finnas tillgängliga senast vid kursstart.Examinationsformer och fordringar för godkänd kurs
Godkänd skriftlig och muntlig redovisning av projektarbeten, godkänd skriftlig sluttentamen.
- Examinatorn har, om det finns skäl och är möjligt, rätt att ge en kompletteringsuppgift till den student som inte blivit godkänd på en examination.
- Om studenten har ett beslut från SLU om riktat pedagogiskt stöd på grund av funktionsnedsättning, kan examinatorn ge ett anpassat prov eller låta studenten genomföra provet på ett alternativt sätt.
- Om denna kursplan läggs ned, ska SLU besluta om övergångsbestämmelser för examination av studenter, som antagits enligt denna kursplan och ännu inte blivit godkända.
- För examination av självständigt arbete (examensarbete) gäller dessutom att examinatorn kan tillåta studenten att göra kompletteringar efter inlämningsdatum. Mer information finns i utbildningshandboken.
Övriga upplysningar
- Rätten att delta i undervisning och/eller handledning gäller endast det kurstillfälle, som studenten blivit antagen till och registrerad på.
- Om det finns särskilda skäl, har studenten rätt att delta i moment som kräver obligatorisk närvaro vid ett senare kurstillfälle. Mer information finns i utbildningshandboken.
Ansvarig institution/motsvarande
Institutionen för ekologi