300116 VO Ecology and biogeography of the Alpine Flora (2019W)
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Strongly recommended as preparatory course for the excursion "Alpine Plant Life" (300471) to be held beginning of July.
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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
Language: English
Examination dates
Wednesday
04.12.2019
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Friday
12.06.2020
Monday
13.07.2020
11:00 - 12:00
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Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
02.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
09.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
16.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
23.10.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
06.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
13.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
20.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Wednesday
27.11.
09:00 - 11:00
Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
written exam (100%)
Minimum requirement for positive credit: 50% of points
Minimum requirement for positive credit: 50% of points
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum requirement for positive credit: at least 50.5% of the pointsCredit key:
16.5–18 points: grade 1 (excellent, "Sehr gut")
14–16 points: grade 2 (good, "Gut")
11.5–13.5 points: grade 3 (satisfactory, "Befriedigend")
9–11: grade 4 (sufficient, "Genügend")
0–8.5 points: grade 5 (failed, "Nicht genügend")
16.5–18 points: grade 1 (excellent, "Sehr gut")
14–16 points: grade 2 (good, "Gut")
11.5–13.5 points: grade 3 (satisfactory, "Befriedigend")
9–11: grade 4 (sufficient, "Genügend")
0–8.5 points: grade 5 (failed, "Nicht genügend")
Examination topics
Course material available from the e-learning platform (Moodle)
Reading list
Körner Ch. (2003) Alpine Plant Life 2. ed. Springer.
Nagy L., Grabherr G. (2009) The Biology of Alpine Habitats. Oxford University Press.
Nagy L., Grabherr G. (2009) The Biology of Alpine Habitats. Oxford University Press.
Association in the course directory
MNB 7, MEC-9, MBO 7, UF MA BU 01, UF MA BU 04
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:23
- Origin of alpine flora
- Abiotic factors in the alpine zone and ecophysiological adaptations
- Elevational zonation; representative plant communities and their most important constituent species as well as their biogeographic patterns
- The impact of climate change on alpine habitats
- Classical and molecular biogeography (e.g., patterns of endemism) with emphasis on Pleistocene range dynamics