290133 VO Wetlands (2020W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 29 - Geographie

Moodle

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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. 200 participants

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Stephan Glatzel

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Lectures and exam dates as follows:
1. 05.10. Introduction
2. 12.10. Physicochemical properties
3. 19.10. Adaptations
4. 09.11. Coastal wetlands
5. 16.11. Swamps
6. 23.11. Riparian wetlands
7. 30.11. Saline wetlands
8. 07.12. Peatlands
9. 14.12. Peatland management
10. 11.01. Wetlands and human impact
11. 18.01. Wetland protection

25.01.21 1st exam
22.02.21 2nd exam
31.5.21 3rd exam
27.9.21 4th exam
Dear Wetlands students, due to the Corona situation and the insecurities concerning hybrid or digital teaching, the lecture will be held in absence of students e.g. in a purely digital format via collaborate. I will supply pdf-files as well as a recording of the lecture on moodle. The link to the first lecture on collaborate is https://moodle.univie.ac.at/mod/collaborate/view.php?id=5572486 The following lectures each have a separate link.

Monday 05.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 12.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 19.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 09.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 16.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 23.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 30.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 07.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 14.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 11.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II
Monday 18.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Digital
Seminarraum 2A310 3.OG UZA II

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Understaning about the diversity and characeristics of wetlands in relation to Landcape setting, Hydrogeomorphology, Ecology, Biogeochemistry and adaptations of flora and fauna. Knowledge about significance of and threats to wetlands in the earth system.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam, 1. date 25.01.2020, 9:15-10:45, 2. date 22.02., 9:15-10:45
3. Examination date (31.05.2021)
Marking criteria:
Exhaustive discussion of all aspects: 1
Extensive discussion of most aspects: 2
Basic discussion of several aspects: 3
Weak discussion: 4
No discussion: 5

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

As shown in moodle.

Examination topics