Module manager: Dr Steve Compton
Email: S.G.A.Compton@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as an Elective
- Part 1: takes place over 5 days with a combination of field visits. There is an introduction to the theoretical basis of plant classification and the resources available to identify plants. On the following days, representative plants will be collected from several 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. - 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.
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;
- Be able to use the plant data to assess which NVC community is present.
This module consists of an intense five days of activity in the field. To fit in with student timetables and other commitments, one or more of these days may be at a weekend.
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.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Fieldwork | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| Group learning | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Lecture | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Practical | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Private study hours | 96 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 54 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
Completion of identifications and report writing: 25 hours.
The work is carried out across two intense periods of field work, of 5 and 2.5 days length respectively.
Monitoring of progress will be carried out at the end of the initial period, when a written exercise and identification test take place.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Group report | 34 |
| Practical | Practical test | 33 |
| Practical Report | Report on NVC | 33 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Assessment in the form of group work will be an individual resit.
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 7/31/2024
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