Universität Wien

300066 PP Algal Ecology (2022S)

ecological field experiments

10.00 ECTS (6.00 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. 6 participants
Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Mandatory preliminary talk: 7.3.2022, 9.45 in the seminar room 1.7 UBB.
During summer term, 3 intro-meetings before the main course in the seminar room 3.1 UBB (3rd floor):
Mi 4.5.2022 9-13
Mi, 11.5.2022 9-13
Mi, 18.5.2022 9-13
One week main course scheduled between 4th and 8th of July 2022 in Vienna. Final talks via zoom meeting will be organized according to the students requests.

  • Monday 07.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Seminarraum 1.7, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 1.010, Ebene 1 (Kickoff Class)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Did you know that around 45% of atmospherical oxigen is produced by algae? This exercise offers insights into physiology of macroalgae, a group which is partly used for industrial purposes. Hypotheses will be proposed and afterwards tested by means of in-situ measurements and lab experiments. Topics will be selected according to your interest and studied in small teams (e.g., desiccation and recovery, carbon supply, photosynthetic performance, calcification, epiphytic algae). Language will be either German or English according to requirements.

Assessment and permitted materials

- seminar talk (20 %)
- Student activity (30 %)
- lab protocol (10 %)
- Bachelor thesis (40 %)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

All partial performances must be positive to finish the course.

Examination topics

Basic knowledge and ecological features of study objects, experimental design, methods - measurements & challenges, teamwork, basic knowledge of appropriate computer programs, literature search, talk and preparing manuscript

Reading list

will be provided via moodle

Association in the course directory

BOE 13, BBO 10

Last modified: Mo 23.01.2023 14:09