Universität Wien

290011 VU Soil Analysis (2022W)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

additional field day (full day): 08.11.2022!

  • Wednesday 05.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 12.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 19.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 09.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 11.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 25.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Soils can be determined according to different classification systems. How do they differ and what do you need to determine them? In this course you will learn to apply the classification and characterization of soils from a given study area in the field and in the laboratory. Various processes occur in soils. What are these processes, how can you determine them, and do they vary with soil depth? We will find out using field samples in the lab.

Assessment and permitted materials

Poster presentation: 40%
Final scientific report: 60%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presentation and scientific report documenting good understanding of soil analysis:
• Exhaustive and fully correct scientific report and presentation: 1,
• Good and correct scientific report and presentation: 2,
• Scientific report and presentation lacking some issues or containing some mistakes: 3,
• Scientific report and presentation considerably lacking issues and containing mistakes: 4,
• Scientific report and presentation lacking important issues and containing fundamental mistakes: 5

Examination topics

Reading list

Blume, Brümmer, G. W., Horn, R., Kandeler, E., Kögel-Knabner, I., Kretzschmar, R., Stahr, K., & Wilke, B.-M. (n.d.). Scheffer/Schachtschabel: Lehrbuch der Bodenkunde (16th ed. 2010). Springer Berlin Heidelberg

KA5 Ad-Hoc-Arbeitsgruppe Boden: Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung. 5. Auflage. 2005.

Nestroy. (2011). Systematische Gliederung der Böden Österreichs : (Österreichische Bodensystematik 2000 in der revidierten Fassung von 2011) (Rev. Fassung.). Österr. Bodenkundl. Ges.

Ottow. (n.d.). Mikrobiologie von Böden (1st ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Sumner. (2000). Handbook of soil science. CRC Press.

Zech, Schad, P., & Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2014). Böden der Welt (2. Aufl. 2014). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Association in the course directory

(MG-S2-PI) (MG-W1-PI) (MG21 APF ECOLSPEC)

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