280232 VU PS4 Terrestrial Systems (VU) (2021S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Please note that in addition to the regular dates of the lectures, a three day excursion will take place from 9.06 - 11.06.2017. Further dates for paper discussions will be announced shortly.
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 Mo 08.02.2021 10:00 to We 24.02.2021 23:59
- Registration is open from Mo 01.03.2021 10:00 to Mo 15.03.2021 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Mo 15.03.2021 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The lectures will be held digitally (online via Big Blue Button, pre-recorded lectures or similar in Moodle) ever Thursday from 13.15 -14.45 hours.
Please note that in addition an excursion will take place June 4-6, 2021.
Examination date: June 24, 2021
Thursday
04.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
11.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
18.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
25.03.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
15.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
22.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
29.04.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
06.05.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
20.05.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
27.05.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
10.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
17.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Thursday
24.06.
13:15 - 15:45
Digital
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Written exam (67%) and preparation of a small essay (33%)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Passded written exam and preparation of a small essay
Examination topics
Presentation slides,basic literature and contents supplied for the essay
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.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:22
On April 8 2020, we learned that the excursion cannot take place. Aware of the fact that learning outside together was the explicit aim of this part of Terrestrial Systems, it is hard to replace it by more desk work. But the lecture alone cannot fill the workload required for this course. So you will be supplied asked to prepare a small essay on peatland types instead of the excursion. Details will be posted on moodle. I am truly sorry about this! Stephan Glatzel
Methods: lectures