Field-based geoecological research

Course: «Geoecology and Ecosystem Services»

Structural unit: The Faculty of Geography

Title
Field-based geoecological research
Code
ВБ3.4.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2025/2026
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
PR05. Ability to conduct field and laboratory geoecological research. PR08. Ability to justify the selection of, and to use, field and laboratory methods for the analysis of natural and anthropogenic systems and objects. PR11. Ability to organize and synthesize materials from field and laboratory geoecological research. PR15. Ability to select optimal methods and instrumental tools for conducting geoecological research, as well as for data collection and processing. PR17. Understanding of fundamental concepts, theoretical and practical issues in the natural sciences necessary for analysis and decision-making in the fields of geoecology, environmental protection, optimal natural resource management, and the organization of ecosystem services.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Knowledge of the fundamentals of general geoecology, ecology, physical geography, and Earth sciences, necessary for understanding the structure and functioning of natural and anthropogenically transformed geosystems. 2. Mastery of basic skills in conducting field measurements, observing environmental components, navigating terrain, and working with cartographic materials. 3. Skills in maintaining field documentation, using GPS/GIS tools, and processing and systematizing the results of observations and measurements.
Course content
The academic discipline "Field-Based Geoecological Research" is designed to equip higher education students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to organize and conduct field-based geoecological studies. The course covers methods for the field study of natural and anthropogenically transformed geosystems, the sampling of environmental components, the execution of instrumental measurements, and the recording of the spatiotemporal characteristics of ecological processes. Particular attention is given to planning fieldwork, utilizing geoinformation and navigation technologies, maintaining field documentation, and performing the initial processing of observational data. This discipline serves as a foundation for subsequent laboratory research, environmental monitoring, and the preparation of final qualification theses.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Войтків, П., Іванов, Є. (2022). Методи геоекологічних досліджень: навчально-методичний посібник. Львів : ЛНУ ім. І. Франка, 106 с. 2. Методи геоекологічних досліджень : навч. посібн. / за ред. М. Д. Гродзинського та П. Г. Шищенка. К. : ВЦ «Київський університет», 1999. 243 с. 3. Міллер Г.П. Польове ландшафтне знімання гірських територій. – Київ, 1996. - 168 с. 4. Ковалишин Д. І., Сивий М. Я., Питуляк М. Р. та ін. Основи і методи наукових досліджень у фізичній географії : навч. посібн. Тернопіль: Астон, 2014. 260 с. 5. Крушельницька О. В. Методологія і організація наукових досліджень : наук. посібн. К. : Кондор, 2003. 192 с. 6. Основи дистанційного зондування Землі: історія та практичне застосування: навчальний посібник / С.О. Довгий, В.І. Лялько, С.М. Бабійчук, Т.Л. Кучма, О.В. Томченко, Л. Я. Юрків. – Київ, 2019. - 316 с
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
practical session, discussion, solving specific problems and situations
Assessment methods and criteria
completion of analytical-calculation and control assignments, pass/fail assessment.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology
The Faculty of Geography