Phytosociology Course
This course equips you with phytosociology skills to design effective vegetation sampling, analyse community data using ordination and clustering techniques, and apply findings to conservation and trail management. Perfect for biologists aiming to strengthen field practices, apply reliable metrics, and make evidence-based decisions in regional ecology and land management.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills in designing relevé plots, gathering standardised vegetation and environmental data, constructing species-by-plot tables, applying diversity metrics, ordination, clustering, and indicator species analysis, then interpreting results for ecological maps, management zones, and sustainable trail recommendations based on local gradients.
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Develop skills
- Design phytosociological surveys with robust, short-gradient sampling plans.
- Analyse plant communities using DCA, NMDS, PCA and key diversity metrics.
- Build clean species-plot tables, organising and exploring relevé data in R.
- Interpret environmental gradients linking soil, climate and disturbance to vegetation.
- Translate analyses into practical maps, management units and low-impact trail recommendations.
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