300424 SE+UE Field course in functional ecology (2023S)
Biodiversity & Landuse in grassland ecosystems
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Th 09.02.2023 08:00 to Th 23.02.2023 18:00
- Deregistration possible until We 15.03.2023 18:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The first meeting in March serves as initial date to finalize the list of participants and solve organisational issues. Field work will take place in NP Neusiedler See, based in Illmitz, from 12 June to 26 June 2023. A preparatory seminar will be held in April (participation mandatory, exact timing and venue will be announced)
Tuesday
07.03.
10:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Friday
28.04.
10:00 - 13:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
This field course aims at analysing the interaction of vegetation, fauna and land management in grassland ecosystems in the NP Lake Neusiedl. Students work in small groups. Topics include (a) responses of vegetation to land-use, (b) land-use effects on butterflies and diurnal moths and interdependencies between insects and vegetation. The course offers acquiring basic knowledge in ecological field methods, followed by meetings with the group supervisors to (statistically) analyse the collected data at the University of Vienna. These meetings will be held in August and September.
Assessment and permitted materials
Written reports on the topics of the different working groups, based on own data collected during field work and their evaluation, in connection with pertinent scientific literature. We expect a report in the usual form of a scientific paper. Reports are typically between 15-40 pages DINA4, depending on the number of graphs, tables and appendices. Language: German or optionally English.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
written report (80 %), active participation in field course and during data evaluation (20 %). Maximum one day of absence during field work.
Examination topics
Contents of introductory seminars and presentations during field course, results from own field work and their integration into an adequate scientific context by consulting further scientific literature
Reading list
I. Korner et al. (2008). Abhandlungen der Zool.-Bot. Gesellschaft Österreich 37: 1-84.
K. Fiedler et al. (2017). Journal of Insect Conservation 21(2): 277-285.
K. Fiedler et al. (2017). Journal of Insect Conservation 21(2): 277-285.
Association in the course directory
BOE 7
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