Master's Degree in Terrestrial Biodiversity and Conservation in Islands

Competencies

Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for the exercise of professional activities.

Basic Competencies

CB6 – Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity for originality in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context

CB7 – That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their problem-solving skills in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study

CB8 – That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, although incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments

CB9 – Students should be able to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to the public.
specialized and non-specialized in a clear and unambiguous manner

CB10 – Students will have the learning skills to enable them to continue studying in a manner that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competencies

CG1 – Acquisition of skills and knowledge for professional practice in Conservation Biology

Specific Competencies

24 – Advice and development of studies and practical work on biodiversity and its conservation.

25 – Apply appropriate tools for the study and conservation of biodiversity.

26 – Analysis of the structure, functioning and dynamics of populations and communities relevant to biological conservation.

27 – Application of biogeographic studies and techniques for the analysis of terrestrial biodiversity.

28 – Evaluate the physical environment for the purposes of conserving its biodiversity.

29 – Application of data analysis techniques for the knowledge of biodiversity and its conservation.

30 – Taxonomic techniques for biodiversity analysis.

31 – Experimental design and data collection for monitoring and analyzing the viability of populations and communities.

32 – Catalog and evaluate terrestrial biodiversity on islands.

33 – Application of genetic analysis in determining genetic diversity, as well as in identifying taxonomic units.

34 – Recognize and quantify population and interspecific diversity.

35 – Project populations using predictive models to a future time and estimate their viability.

36 – Identification, study and monitoring of the causes that affect the conservation of living beings.

37 – Categorize threatened species

38 – Assess the vulnerability of island biota.

39 – Propose action measures that improve the survival probability of populations.

40 – Propose actions to address conservation problems.

41 – Develop research projects in the field of terrestrial ecology, biodiversity and its conservation

42 – Quantitative techniques for impact assessment in terrestrial communities and populations. Competency only associated with the subject Environmental Impact Assessment.

43 – Detect conflicts, diagnose, prepare and develop ecological restoration projects aimed at preserving biodiversity.

44 – Analysis, diagnosis, evaluation and monitoring of populations of threatened species.

45 – Recognition, study, control and eradication of invasive species.

46 – Diagnose, plan and solve environmental problems caused by invasive species.

47 – Evaluate the conservation status of natural areas as a basis for their management.

48 – Design reserves taking into account the principles of island biogeography.

49 – Management, inventory and analysis with Geographic Information Systems (GIS): generation of predictive model analysis, management and advanced procedures for analyzing territorial biodiversity information and generation of thematic cartography.

50 – Combine thematic maps to generate new information about knowledge of areas, management, conservation and management of species, communities and ecosystems.

51 – Development and implementation of species recovery plans.

52 – Knowledge and application of legal instruments that guarantee the management and conservation of threatened or non-threatened animal and plant species.

53 – Ability to utilize the resources provided by ethnobotany to maintain biodiversity. Competency only associated with the optional subject Ethnobotany.

54 – Assess the importance of plant-animal relationships in island systems and their significance for biodiversity conservation. This skill is only associated with the subject Plant-Animal Interactions on Islands.

55 – Manage and interpret pollen data from a taxonomic, paleobotanical, and paleoclimatic perspective, in relation to knowledge of biodiversity and its evolution. This skill is only associated with the subject of Palynology.

56 – Assess and propose soil conservation and restoration measures.

57 – Design methods to combat erosion and desertification.