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290038 VU Basics in Geoecology (2022W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

On Oct. 12, the course is until 19:45.
No course on Oct. 19 and on Nov. 9
On Nov 30, before meeting at 16:45, we meet in the Geoecology lab (UZA2) at 13:00
No courses on Jan. 11, 18.
Oral examinations on Jan. 25 in the afternoon.

  • Wednesday 12.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 19.10. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 09.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 16.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 23.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 30.11. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 07.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 14.12. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 11.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 18.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 25.01. 16:45 - 18:15 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course aims at deliverings a basic understanding about the environmental processes controlling the structure and functioning of the ecosphere. The interactions and feedbacks between ecosystem processes in soils, plants and the atmosphere will be presented. Techniques for examining these processes and structures will be presented and evaluated. This will be achieved by a mixture of lecture-style, seminar-style, and practical teaching methods.

Assessment and permitted materials

50%: Oral examination
30%: Quality of a ca. 4 page discussion paper
20%: Quality of presentation of the discussion paper

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Oral examination: The quantity of correct answers determines grading: 100-86%: 1, 85-71%: 2, 70-56%: 3, 55-41%: 4, >41%: 5
Discussion paper and presentation of discussion paper: Exhaustive and fully correct discussion: 1, Good and correct discussion: 2, Discussion lacking some issues or containing some mistakes: 3, Discussion considerably lacking issues and containing mistakes: 4, Discussion lacking important issues and containing fundamental mistakes: 5

Examination topics

Chapin, F.S., Matson, P.A., Vitousek, P.M. (2012): Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. 2nd ed. 2012, XV, 529 p. 250 illus., 48
illus. in color.

Reading list

Chapin, F.S., Matson, P.A., Vitousek, P.M. (2012): Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. 2nd ed. 2012, XV, 529 p. 250 illus., 48
illus. in color.

Association in the course directory

(MG-S2-PI) (MG-W1-PI) (MG21 APF ECOLBASICS)

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