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300472 EX Excursion to heavy metal habitats (2016S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work


Die EX findet drei Tage im Mai/Juni statt.

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. 12 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Vorbesprechung am 7.3.2016, 10:00 Uhr im Konferenzraum Zoologie.


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The excursion leads to habitats in in Burgenland and in Niederösterreich that are rich in heavy metals which occur either naturally in the soil or derive from man-made industrial activities. We discuss the tolerance of the heavy metal plants against heavy metal stress, and we discuss the strategies of tolerant, accumulating and hyper-accumulating plants to survive in heavy metal contaminated soil.

Assessment and permitted materials

personal contributions during the excursion
protocol
presentation of the results in a final seminar

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Understanding of the general situation of heavy metal rich habitats and the vegetation that developed on these toxic soils.

Examination topics

Specific conditions of heavy metal rich soil
toxicity of heavy metals for plants
strategies of tolerant, accumulating and hyper-accumulating metallophytes to survive in heavy metal contaminated soil.

Reading list

Relevant literature will be presented during the introductory seminar.

Association in the course directory

B-WZB, WZB

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