Course Overview
• Exploration of concepts such as the
ecosystem services dependent on
biodiversity,
• Identification of habitats loss and
invasion of non-native species
• Carrying out a biological survey
• Prevention of soil erosion,
• Resistance to agricultural catastrophe,
improved crop varieties,
• Pollination,
• Regulation of the atmosphere,
pollution and agrichemicals
• Regulation and protection of water
supplies,
• Nutrient recycling and storage, soil
genesis and protection,
• Pollution breakdown and absorption,
maintenance of ecosystems and
natural pest control
• Conservation & Restoration Ecology
• Effects of Populations & Climate
Change on Biodiversity
• Specific plant and animal protection
strategies used in Ireland
• Ways of maintaining native
biodiversity in production landscapes
This programme module aims to
provide the learner with the knowledge
and practical field experience of
biological diversity e.g. carrying out
biological surveys as well as providing
the learner with the knowledge of
the benefits of, threats to and proper
management of biological diversity.
