Universität Wien

280232 VO PS4 Terrestrial Systems (NPI) (2016S)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und

Additional dates for paper discussions will be announced shortly
Moodle

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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

Information

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, Berlin

Candell 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.

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Sa 02.04.2022 00:25