ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master鈥檚 Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Functional Biology, Agroforestry Engineering
Areas: Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Ecology, Agroforestry Engineering
Center Faculty of Physics
Call: First Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
The main objectives of the course are to provide the student with the necessary knowledge to quantify the different forest biomass formations; know the basics of energy plantation management from the premise of sustainability and clean production; manage and propose the best techniques for the minimization of waste in different production processes and the search for maximum yields and discern and analyze the possibility of environmental impact at different levels that these aggressive techniques could generate, and present real and current situations to find solutions adequate.
World values of biomass and primary production. Production-biomass relationship.
Primary production measurement methods. Limiting factors.
2.- Biomass, carbon cycle and climate change.
3.- Quantification of biomass of trees and shrubs and carbon capture.
4.-Impact of the use of biomass on the environment.
5.- Management of agricultural and forestry biomass for the generation of sustainable energy.
6.- Models of sustainable biomass management.
7.- Emerging techniques and applications.
8.- R + D + i and business demand.
Basic bibliography
Ecolog铆a con n煤meros:
Ecolog铆a II. Comunidades y ecosistemas. Escol谩stico Le贸n, C., & Universidad Nacional de Educaci贸n a Distancia (Espa帽a). (2013). Ecolog铆a (Ed. digital.). Madrid: Universidad Nacional de Educaci贸n a Distancia.
Montero, G, Ruiz-Peinado, R, Mu帽oz, M (2005). Producci贸n de biomasa y fijaci贸n de CO2 por los bosques espa帽oles. Monograf铆as INIA. Serie Forestal n潞 13. Instituto Nacional de Investigaci贸n y Tecnolog铆a Agraria y Alimentaria. Ministerio de Educaci贸n y Ciencia. 270 pp.
Montero, G, L贸pez-Leiva; C, Ruiz-Peinado, R, L贸pez-Senespleda, E, Onrubia, R, Pasalodos, M (2020). Producci贸n de biomasa y fijaci贸n de carbono por los matorrales espa帽oles y por el horizonte org谩nico superficial de los suelos forestales. Instituto Nacional de Investigaci贸n y Tecnolog铆a Agraria y Alimentaria. Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentaci贸n. 446 pp.
Gallardo, J.F.; Merino, A. (2007). El ciclo del carbono y la din谩mica de los sistemas forestales. En Alloza et al. El Papel de los Bosques en la mitigaci贸n del Cambio Clim谩tico. 334 p. Fundaci贸n Gas Natural. (ISBN: 978-84-611-6599-5), 43-64.
Complementary bibliography
脕lvarez-Gonz谩lez, JG, Balboa, MA, Merino, A, Rodr铆guez-Soalleiro, R. (2005) Estimaci贸n de la biomasa arb贸rea de Eucalyptus globulus y Pinus pinaster en Galicia. Recursos Rurais, 1: 21-30
Basanta, M, D铆az Vizcaino, E, Casal, M (1988). "Structure of shrubland communities in Galicia (NW Spain)". En: H.J. During, M.J. Werger and H.J. Willems (eds.), Diversity and Pattern in Plant Communities, pp.: 25 36. SPB Academic Publishing. La Haya.
Bravo, F, Delgado, JA, Gallardo, JF, Bravo, F, Ruiz-Peinado, R, Merino, A, Montero, G, C谩mara, A, Navarro, R, Ord贸帽ez, C, Canga, E. (2007). M茅todos para cuantificar la fijaci贸n de CO2 en los sistemas forestales. En Alloza et al. El Papel de los Bosques en la mitigaci贸n del Cambio Clim谩tico. 334 p. Fundaci贸n Gas Natural. (ISBN: 978-84-611-6599-5), 65-112
Casal, M, Basanta, M, Garc铆a Novo, F (1984). 鈥淓colog铆a de la regeneraci贸n del monte incendiado en Galicia鈥". Monograf铆a n潞 99, 114 pp. Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.
Jarabo Friedrich, F. (1999). La energ铆a de la biomasa. Sapt publicaciones t茅cnicas 2陋 ed.
Merino, A. (2004). Xesti贸n de Solos Forestais: Produci贸n Sostible e Calidade Ambiental. Recursos Rurais, serie cursos 1.
Merino, A. (2012). El bosque: sumidero de carbono y fuente de energ铆a. Recursos Rurais, serie cursos, 6, 107-120.
Molles, MC. (2005). Ecology. Concepts and applications. 3陋 edici贸n. The McGraw Hill Higher Education.
Navarro-Cerrillo, RM, Blanco-Oyonarte, P. (2006). Estimation of above-ground biomass in shrubland ecosystems of southern Spain. Invest Agrar: Sist Recur For 15(2), 197-207.
P茅rez Arriaga, JL. (2005). Libro blanco de la energ铆a. Enerclub.
Picard, N., Saint-Andr茅, L., Henry, M. (2012). Manual de construcci贸n de ecuaciones alom茅tricas para estimar el volumen y la biomasa de los 谩rboles: del trabajo de campo a la predicci贸n. FAO y CIRAD. (accesible en ).
Reyes, O, Basanta, M, Casal, M, D铆az-Vizca铆no, E. (2000). Functioning and dynamics of woody plant ecosystems in Galicia (NW Spain). En, L. Trabaud (ed.). Life and Environment in the Mediterranean. WIT Press. Southampton. pp.: 1-41.
Robbins, A. (2006). La hora de la agroenerg铆a. Amylkar Acosta Medina.
Rosenbaum, KL, Schoene, D, Mekouar, A. (2004). Climate change and the forest sector. Possible national and subnational legislation. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.
Smith, RL, Smith, TM. (2001). Ecologia. 4潞 Edici贸n. Addison Wesley.
Vega Hidalgo, JA y otros (2001). Manual de queimas prescritas para matogueiras de Galicia. Conseller铆a de Medio Ambiente. Xunta de Galicia.
Vel谩zquez, B. (2006). Aprovechamiento de los residuos forestales para uso energ茅tico. Ed. Univ. Polit茅cnica de Valencia. Valencia.
Periodical publications of the special field.
General Competence:
CG01 - Acquire and understand the main theoretical, practical and methodological aspects necessary for professional dedication to the field of renewable energy, sustainability and climate change.
CG02 - Develop sufficient autonomy to start the research and be able to join a research group or a company that carries out developments in the three areas of the Master
CG07 - Know the basic legislation at national and regional level related to the field of renewable energy, and be able to access the available bibliographic bases and have the ability to interpret them
CG04 - Dimension, execute, explore, maintain, manage and evaluate works and installations of renewable technologies.
Basic abilities
CB6 - Possess and understand the knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
CB7: That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study
CB8: That students can integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
CB9 - That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the latest knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
Cross-cutting competences
CT01 - Work effectively both in interdisciplinary teams, independently and with initiative.
CT02 - Analyze, reason critically, think creatively and communicate your ideas defending and discussing them in an assertive and structural way
CT10 - Ability to analyze and synthesize Specific Competences CE06 - Optimize the mechanisms of growth and production of forest formations through the use of simulators.
CE17 - Plan and manage energy resources and materials for energy, in production and storage processes. Specific competences
CE06 - Optimize the mechanisms of growth and production of forest formations through the use of simulators.
CE17 - Plan and manage energy resources and materials for energy, in production and storage processes.
All class hours will be face-to-face. Course will take 18 hours of interactive and master classes using all the audiovisual media available and which make the course enjoyable and educational for the student.
The rest of the hours to teach, 17, the student must work on the different topics proposed by the teacher. To do this, the student will have the help of the teacher through conventional and personalized tutorials. These 17 hours include 13 hours of tutored support in the form of group work seminars (5) and personalized tutorials (3).
There will be 9 hours of laboratory practice and visits to reference facilities in our community. Within 9 hours of practice, 4 of them will be dedicated to a field practice in Monte Pedroso in which the biomass of a Ulex europaeus bush will be characterized. Another practice will consist of a visit to a forest plantation to practice the quantification of biomass and carbon.
The course is taught at the virtual 奇趣腾讯分分彩.
- Expository and interactive teaching will be fundamentally face to face. The tutorials can be carried out partially (email, teams).
First and second chance
Continuous formative evaluation: Participation in the class and in the forums of the virtual classroom (20%) and tasks (80%). Virtual campus tools will be used.
It is estimated that for each face-to-face hour, two hours of the student's personal work are necessary.
Active attendance and participation in scheduled classes and seminars are recommended. It is important to resolve any questions that may arise at that time, as well as review and complete the class notes after them. The tutorials represent an excellent opportunity to improve learning and answer questions. The study of the subject will be facilitated by consulting the material that will be made available to students on the 奇趣腾讯分分彩 Virtual website. It is also important to read the recommended bibliography for each topic.
The student will have at their disposal sufficient means to carry out their work in the different centers where the Master's units are taught.
Personal work includes the preparation of papers, monitoring and active participation in each of the scheduled sessions, search and consultation of the latest scientific papers on the subject, after receiving basic guidance and guidance in this regard from teachers.
Juan Gabriel Alvarez Gonzalez
- Department
- Agroforestry Engineering
- Area
- Agroforestry Engineering
- juangabriel.alvarez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Agust铆n Merino Garc铆a
Coordinador/a- Department
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Area
- Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- agustin.merino [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Otilia Reyes Ferreira
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Ecology
- Phone
- 881813318
- otilia.reyes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
| Monday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Boardroom - Block II |
| 16:00-18:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 130 |
| Wednesday | |||
| 09:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Boardroom - Block II |
| 16:00-19:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 130 |
| 01.20.2025 09:00-14:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom C |
| 06.30.2025 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom C |