Universität Wien

280213 VO PF2 Introduction in Environmental Biology (NPI) (2016W)

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 05.10. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 12.10. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 19.10. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 09.11. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 16.11. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 23.11. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 30.11. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 07.12. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 14.12. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 11.01. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 18.01. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
Wednesday 25.01. 16:15 - 18:30 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Lectures introduce into:
Cell theory incl. Cell cycle
Water, Transport and Metabolism
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Biodiversity in soils (Prokaryotes and Fungi)
Protein synthesis, Evolution, Phylogeny and Taxonomy
Protists, Plants and Animals
Secondary metabolites
Nitrogen
Phosphorus and Sulfur
Ecology 1
Ecology 2

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam on the topics of this lecture series
1) 25.01.2017 (70 out of 100 points for passing)
2) 01.03.17 (80 out of 100 points for passing)
3) 15.03.17 (80 out of 100 points for passing)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Learning outcome: Students are able to recognize plants and microorganisms as
key players of element cycles and ecosystem scale processes. They can explain major physiological processes, such as CO2- and N2-fixation, or energy generation by respiration or fermentation. They are able to relate these cellular processes to the ecosystem scale and are able to identify the various controls over biological production and decomposition processes. Upon successful completion of the module, students can view the above described processes from an ecological perspective, specifically under the aspects of spatial and temporal variations of ecosystems, organismic interactions and community composition.

Examination topics

Lecture series

Reading list

A list of Books on Environmental Biology is presented in the first lecture

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Sa 02.04.2022 00:25