300070 UE Ecological Field Methods in Biodiversity Research (2014S)

How to design and carry out an ecological field study?

Continuous assessment of course work

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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 We 05.02.2014 08:00 to Th 20.02.2014 18:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 28.03.2014 18:00

Details

max. 15 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Tuesday 11.03. 10:00 - 11:00 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

How to design and carry out an ecological field study? The course covers the selection of study-sites, collecting and sampling strategies (e.g. nets, pitfall traps, light traps, mark-release-recapture methods, transects), analysis and interpretation of the collected data and will be carried out in day- or night-excursions. Study areas are in Donau Nationalpark.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written project report about the sampling methods and results obtained during field work. Further information will be given in the initial meeting on 11.03. 2014.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Southwood, T. R. E., and P. A. Henderson. 2000. Ecological methods, 3rd ed. Blackwell Science Ltd. Oxford, UK.

Association in the course directory

MOE W-9, MZO W-7, MOE V-1, MEC-6

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