Universität Wien

300138 EX Botanical excursions (2010S)

5.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Samstag, 9. April 2010: Untere Lobau

Treffpunkt: 7.15 PÜNKTLICH in der Halle der U-Bahnhaltestelle Kagran
Wir gehen von dort gemeinsam zur Haltestelle des Busses 391 (Westseite der U-Bahnstation - Station schwer zu finden!), mit dem wir auf der Strecke nach Hainburg bis Oberhausen fahren.
Zu Mittag ist kein Gasthausbesuch möglich: Proviant mitbringen.
Die Exkursion endet nicht am Ausgangspunkt, sondern zwischen 18.00 und 19.00 in Großenzersdorf.
Ausrüstung: Lupe, Schreibzeug, wetterfeste Kleidung (morgendliche Kälte!), eventuell Plastiksäcke und Fotoapparat.

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. 25 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 02.03. 18:00 - 19:30 Hörsaal (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

By means of field observations this series of excursions introduces into the main features of flora and vegetation of eastern Austria. The spectrum of viewpoints includes floristics, systematics, evolution, adaptation and autecology, plant communities, relationships between habitat-differentiation and plant cover, biogeography, human impact on plant cover, and issues of species, habitat and landscape conservation. Basic botanical knowledge is expected). It is recommended to participate simultaneously to the course (lecture series) "Flora and Vegetation of Central Europe", which offers the theoretical aspects for the excursion series.

Assessment and permitted materials

Short tests at the end of the several excursions (using the minutes is allowed) and written minutes about two excursions.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The participants learn about the most important vegetation types and characteristic plant species at different altitudinal levels and conditioned by abiotic habitat factors in NE Austria. They understand the evolution of flora and vegetation as results of spatial and temporal developments as well as anthropogenic influences.

Examination topics

Demonstration by the lecturers and autonomous activities by the participants.

Reading list

Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol (M. A. Fischer & al.)

Association in the course directory

MPF I-3

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