300138 UE Ascertaining major components of the Austrian flora in the field (2024S)
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- Registration is open from Th 08.02.2024 14:00 to Th 22.02.2024 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2024 18:00
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Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
The (preliminary) dates for the field days are:
Friday, 5. April (Osterferien!): Lobau
Friday, 19. April: Bisamberg (from and to Langenenzersdorf)
Friday, 3. Mai: Kalkwienerwald (Rodaun, Zugberg, Kaltenleutgeben)
Friday, 10. Mai: Hainburger Berge ([Bad Deutsch-Altenburg], Hundsheim, Hundsheimer Berg, Hainburg)
Friday, 17. Mai: Kalkwienerwald (Kaltenleutgeben, Teufelstein, (Perchtoldsdorfer Heide), Rodaun)
Saturday (!), 25. Mai: Feuchte Ebene (Gramatneusiedl-Brunnlust) [ATTENTION: course was moved one day]
Friday, 31. Mai: Flyschwienerwald (Breitenfurt - Laab im Walde)
Saturday (!), 15. Juni: Donauinsel [ATTENTION: course was moved one day]
Friday, 21. Juni: Rax, Gr. Kesselgraben
Friday, 28. Juni: Kalkhochalpen (Rax starting from and returning to Preiner Gscheid)
Monday (!), 1. Juli: Zentralalpen (Hämmerkogel)
Friday, 20. September: Heidenreichsteiner Moor and surroundings
Monday (!), 23. September: Seewinkel (Kalvarienberg Neusiedl; Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen; Illmitz)
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
- An exam (open book, online via Moodle, one week time) on the topics of the introductory lecture-like units (20 points)
- Short tests (either via Moodle or directly after the excursion) for each of the 13 field excursions. Each test yields maximally 8 points, three results can be cancelled (e.g., because a field unit was missed), thus in total maximally 80 points can be obtained.
Permitted material includes especially lecture slides (available from Moodle), students' notes, internet ressources
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
0-50: 5 (failed)
50.25-62.75: 4 (sufficient)
63-75: 3 (satisfactory)
75.25-88: 2 (good)
88.25-100: 1 (very good)
Students become acquainted with the main factors determining the vegetation of Central Europe and with the main ecological concepts relevant for field botany. Students familiarize themselves with the most relevant habitat types and their ferns and flowering plants in northeastern Austria. Shown in their natural surroundings and in characteristic assemblages, students get to know about 600 important species and intensify their competences of plant determination. Students obtain the knowledge to recognize and identify the most important genera and families, allowing unknown species of these genera and families to be correctly assigned.
This course provides an excellent basis to obtain the Certificate 500 within the program Certification of botanical field skills.Contents:
Flora and vegetation of Central Europe exemplified using a diverse array of habitat types in northeastern Austria (from saline habitats close to Lake Neusiedl to the high alpine zone of the calcareous Northeastern Alps and the siliceous Central Alps).Methods:
Presentation of ecological principles in lecture-like introductory units and presentation of taxonomic basics (characteristics of the most important families) via course material available on Moodle. Presentation of habitats (habitat conditions, communities) and their characteristic species in excursion units.Estimated costs:
For the excursions outside of Vienna jointly about 200 Euro. In case no tickets (e.g., monthly ticket, yearly ticket) for Vienna (Kernzone) additional costs may incur.