280232 VO PS4 Terrestrial Systems (NPI) (2016S)
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max. 20 participants
Language: English
Examination dates
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Additional dates for paper discussions will be announced shortly
Thursday
03.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
10.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
17.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
07.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
14.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
21.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
28.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
12.05.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
19.05.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
02.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
09.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
16.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
23.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Thursday
30.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Aims and content: Students can describe and discuss (1) the multiple functional dependencies in terrestrial systems (2) the genesis and properties of common soil types (3) fundamentals in geoecology, geomorphology and quarternary science. They are able to describe and interpret the complex interdependencies of soil formation, chemical and physical soil properties, nutrient cycles, ecosystem state factors, and terrestrial biota and food webs. Graduates are able to summarize the organic and inorganic composition of soils and can describe important chemical processes that influence the behavior of nutrients and pollutants. They recognize the function of soils in global element cycles and are able to critically analyze important environmental problems, such as soil contamination and erosion.Methods: lectures, paper discussions
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Written exam (100%)
Examination topics
Presentation slides, discussion papers, basic literature
Reading list
Basic literature:Blume et al., (eds).(2016): Scheffer/Schachtschabel: Soil Science. Springer, Berlin.Chapin, Matson, Vitousek, (eds) (2011): Principles of Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology 2nd edition, Springer, BerlinCandell J.G., Pataki D., Pitelka L.F. (eds.) (2007): Terrestrial Ecosystems in a Changing Worls. – Springer, Berlin.Gange A.C. & Brown V.K. (eds.) (2009): Multitrophic Interactions in Terrestrial Systems. - 36th Symposium of the British Ecological Society.Goudie, A. (2013): The human impact on the natural environment: past, present and future. Wiley- Blackwell.Huggett J.H. (2003): Fundamentals of Geomorphology. Routlegde, London.Keller, E.A. (2012): Introduction to Environmental Geology. Pearson Prentice Hall, New Jersey.Phillips Jonathan D. (1999): Earth Surface Systems – Complexity, Order and Scale, Blackwell Publishers Inc., Oxford.Slaymaker O. et al. (2009): Geomorphology and Global Environmenatl Change. Cambridge University Press.
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