Sumários

RIPARIAN AND FLOODPLAIN FORESTS I

13 Novembro 2019, 11:00 • Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

RIPARIAN AND FLOODPLAIN FORESTS I

1.Introduction – Fluvial systems functioning

2.Degradation: pressures and impacts

3.Conservation and management

3.1. Principles

3.2. Legal context and planning

3.2. Diagnosis

PLANTS AND HERBARIUMS

12 Novembro 2019, 08:30 • Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

PLANTS AND HERBARIUMS

Theory: Importance of plants and herbariums, Ex-situ vegetation conservation and role of herbariums, Guided visit to Herbarium Joao de Carvalho e Vasconcellos

Identification of plants collected during Field Work sampling carried out by students groups for Final project

FINAL PROJECT – BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

6 Novembro 2019, 11:00 • Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

FINAL PROJECT – BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

I. FIRST PART

1. FINAL PROJECT:

• GENERAL PURPOSE

• STRUCTURE

2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND –

• DEGRADATION DRIVERS – biological invasions

• PLANT RESPONSES

• RESTORATION APPROACHES

3. QUESTIONS / GOALS OF THE CASE STUDY

II. SECOND PART

1. FIELD SAMPLING OF VEGETATION (general)

• Ecological variability and Vegetation patterns

• Field collection of vegetation data

2. THE CASE STUDY SITE: Ribeira de Vale do Zebro (Vale do Zebro River Basin)

• Study area description / maps and habitats present

• Field sampling strategy (plots distribution etc)

• Field sheet

• Field Trip Guide / List and pics of common species

• Field Logistics

LAND DEGRADATION AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF VEGETATION

5 Novembro 2019, 08:30 • Patricia Maria Rodriguez Gonzalez

Presentation of the second module of the discipline & Outline of final project

LAND DEGRADATION AND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF VEGETATION

1. Drivers of change and land degradation

2. Society responses: legal framework

3. Definitions and principles of ecological restoration

1. Definition

2. Attributes of restored ecosystems

3. Reference ecosystems

4. Monitoring

5. Restoration planning

4. What is being done

5. Main barriers and needs for restoration

6. Supporting documentation and bibliography