Universität Wien

290093 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Peatlands in the Landscape Mosaic (2023S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie
Continuous assessment of course work

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).

Details

max. 16 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Mandatory preliminary meeting on 3/21/2023, 11:30-13:00 (room 2A310, UZA2).

This is a 2-day overnight field trip. The date for this is yet to be announced (probably the field trip will take place in the third week of June Thursday+Friday).

  • Tuesday 21.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

It is planned to visit some selected peatland sites in the Waldviertel. Core topics are: Physiogeographical embedding,use and depletion of peatlands, renaturation and practical examples, relevant topics and research in geoecology

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance, final report, active participation and discussion in the field

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Attendance and submission of the final report

Examination topics

Content of the excursion days

Reading list

Rydin H, Rydin CH, Jeglum JK (2006) The biology of peatlands, Repr. (with corrections). The biology of habitats series. Oxford University Press, Oxford

Mitsch, WJ., & Gosselink, JG. (2015): Wetlands, 5th edition,
Wiley

https://www.noe.gv.at/noe/Naturschutz/broschuere_01_waldv_teich_heide_moorlandsch_4.pdf

https://www.noeregional.at/fileadmin/root_noeregional/dokumente/EU-Kooperationen/Konzept_Schremser_Moorkomplex_web.pdf

Association in the course directory

(MG3-EX) (BA GG 6.1)

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