Universität Wien

290037 VU Soil Analysis (2023W)

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

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 18.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
  • Wednesday 24.01. 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. Various processes occur in soils. What are these processes, how can you determine them, and do they vary with soil depth? We will find that out by having a Journal Club and by creating a small project.

Assessment and permitted materials

Journal club: 60%
Poster presentation: 40%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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

Journal club:
- very active discussion and very constructive involvement: 1
- active discussion and constructive involvement: 2
- some constructive involvement in the discussion, 3
- some involvement in the discussion, 4
- no involvement in the discussion, 5

Examination topics

Literature, lectures, project work

Reading list

Blume, H.-P., Brümmer, G. W., Fleige, H., Horn, R., Kandeler, E., Kögel-Knabner, I., Kretzschmar, R., Stahr, K., & Wilke, B.-M. (2016). Scheffer/Schachtschabel: Soil Science. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Blum, W. E. H., Schad, P., & Nortcliff, S. (2018). Essentials of soil science : soil formation, functions, use and classification (World Reference Base, WRB). Stuttgart: Borntraeger Science Publishers.

IUSS Working Group WRB. 2015. World Reference Base for Soil Resources 2014, update 2015. International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps. World Soil Resources Reports No. 106. FAO, Rome.

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

Krasilnikov, P. (2009). A handbook of soil terminology, correlation and classification (1. publ.). London [u.a.]: Earthscan.

Nachtergaele, Spaargaren, O., Deckers, J. A., & Ahrens, B. (2000). New developments in soil classification: World Reference Base for Soil Resources. Geoderma, 96(4), 345–357.

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

Ottow, J.C.G. (2011). Mikrobiologie von Böden (1st ed.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

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

Zech, W., Schad, P., & Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2022). Soils of the World. Springer Berlin Heidelberg.

Association in the course directory

(MG21 APF ECOLSPEC)

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