290039 VU Wetland Biogeochemistry (2022S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Continuous assessment of course work

Moodle

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 We 09.02.2022 08:00 to Th 24.02.2022 10:00
Registration is open from Mo 28.02.2022 08:00 to We 02.03.2022 08:00
Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Time schedule:
• 14.03.22 10-12:00 : course introduction in the seminar room
• 21.03.22 10-12:00: laboratory instruction (incl. lab safety briefing) --> meeting in the lab!
• 28.03.22 10-12:00: laboratory instruction
• 04.04.22 10-12:00 laboratory instruction
• 02.05.22 all day: field day at National Park Donau-Auen
• Afterwards: independent project work in the laboratory (with support) as well as independent evaluation and interpretation of the results
• 30.05.22 10-12:00: mandatory consultation in the seminar room
• 27.06.22 10-12:00: presentation in the seminar room

Monday 14.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 28.03. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 04.04. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 30.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 27.06. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Advanced knowledge of ecosystem functioning and biogeochemical processes in wetlands. This knowledge will be delivered with a mixture of lecture, field and laboratory work. After an introduction on wetland types and wetland specific ecosystem processes, vegetation and soils will be mapped in the National Park Donau-Auen and samples will be analysed in the laboratory for soil parameters and soil processes.
The overall goal of the field day is to determine the extent to which current vegetation dynamics reflect rapidly changing conditions, whether there are ecosystem services there that should be considered for site assessment, and what recommendations for management can be derived.

Assessment and permitted materials

Protocol of field work: 20%
Protocol of laboratory work 40%
Presentation: 40%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Presentation and Protocols of field and laboratory work documenting good understanding of wetland biogeochemistry:
• Exhaustive and fully correct protocols and presentation: 1,
• Good and correct protocols and presentation: 2,
• Protocols and presentation lacking some issues or containing some mistakes: 3,
• Protocols and presentation considerably lacking issues and containing mistakes: 4,
• Protocols and presentation lacking important issues and containing fundamental mistakes: 5

Examination topics

DeLaune, Reddy, K. ., Richardson, C. ., & Megonigal, J. . (2015). Methods in biogeochemistry of wetlands. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780891189619

Finlayson, C.M., Milton, C.R., Prentice, R.C., Davidson, N.C. (Eds.), (2018): The WetlandBook. Springer, 2238 p.

Keddy, P. (2010): Wetland Ecology. Principles and Conservation. Cambridge University Press. 497 p.

Mitsch, W.J., & Gosselink, J.G. (2015): Wetlands, 5th edition,
Wiley, 747 p.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

(MG-S1-PI) (MG-S2-PI) (MG-W2-PI) (MG21 APF ECOLSPEC)

Last modified: Fr 01.04.2022 09:09