300048 PP Heavy metal stress: ecology of organisms (2020S)
Ecology of organisms from heavy metal habitats: Strategies to cope with stress
Continuous assessment of course work
Labels
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 Th 06.02.2020 08:00 to Th 20.02.2020 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 30.04.2020 12:00
Details
max. 10 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Introductory lecture on 5.3.2020 at 12:45 in Ü2, UZA1.
The practical will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 14 in Übungsraum 2 and 3 (UZA1); it is a block in the second half of the Semester between 28.04.2020 and 30.06.2020- Wednesday 30.09. 15:00 - 18:00 Übungsraum 6
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
The course is a Practical and finishes with a Bachelor Thesis.In addition to the Bachelor Thesis, for the grading count:
Personal contributions during the project practicum.The results of the practical course will be discussed through guided and independent bibliographical research, and presented orally in a final seminar.
Personal contributions during the project practicum.The results of the practical course will be discussed through guided and independent bibliographical research, and presented orally in a final seminar.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic knowledge of Ecology and Plant Sciences should have been acquired during the first semesters of the Bachelor Curriculum. The active participation in the laboratory work is required.
Examination topics
The practical course takes place in the Ü2 and in the laboratories of the Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research Department in the Biocenter Althanstrasse.
Heavy metals will be analysed in soils and plants:
by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) by X-ray microanalysis (EDX),
by Light Microscopy (LM) and specific fluorescent dyes and markers,
in plants and soils by atomic absorption spectral photometry (AAS) of extracts
Heavy metals will be analysed in soils and plants:
by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) by X-ray microanalysis (EDX),
by Light Microscopy (LM) and specific fluorescent dyes and markers,
in plants and soils by atomic absorption spectral photometry (AAS) of extracts
Reading list
Relevant literature will be provided during the course.
Association in the course directory
BBO 10, BOE 13
Last modified: Sa 22.10.2022 00:29
The geophysical situation of the habitats and the specialized plants that have developed on these toxic soils will be discussed. Methods of analysis will be explained and applied individually.
The Project Practicum shall lead to a better understanding of the organisms' tolerance to toxic soil and their strategies of survival. This knowledge can be deepened and applied in practice within the scope of two one-day excursions to heavy metal habitats during the course.