Universität Wien

300006 UE Biogeochemistry of streams and lakes (2018S)

Introduction to the determination of ecosystems metabolism and nutrient dynamics in streams and lakes.

5.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Pre-Meeting on the 2nd of March, 2018 at 2pm at the Seminar Room, Dep.Limnology (3.Floor). Course to be held during one week in June at WasserCluster Lunz. Date for course and final presentation to be determined.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will provide basic training on the methods used to determine the metabolism of streams and lakes and their nutrient dynamics. The course will cover the use of tracers to estimate discharge, measuring oxygen dynamics, modelling atmospheric gas exchange and estimating primary production and respiration from the measurements.
The course will consist of lectures in the morning and practical field and lab exercises in the afternoon.

Assessment and permitted materials

The assessment of each student’s performance will be based to 50% on a small written exam, that will take place on Friday of the course week, and 50% on the submitted protocols/reports form the exercises to be send in the latest two weeks after the course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Each student needs to pass the exercises and the exam (at least grade 4).

Examination topics

All Course topics.

Reading list

A reading list with relevant literature for each day will be given before the course. All relevant materials will be offered via the moodle page.

Association in the course directory

MEC-9

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