Universität Wien

300181 PP Biodiversity of the Krakatau Islands and Java: the importance of natural and human disturbance (2023S)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

Summary

1 Schulze , Moodle
2 Schulze , 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).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

Der Feldkurs findet mit Studierenden der Universität Bogor (Java, Indonesien) statt, daher ist Englisch die Sprache während der Feldarbeit. Voraussichtliche Kosten: 1300 Euro (exklusive Flug). Es wird voraussichtlich im Herbst 2023 ein Teil der Kosten zurück erstattet werden können. Geländearbeiten werden voraussichtlich im Ujung-Kulon-Nationalpark, Mount-Halimun-Salak-Nationalpark (beide Java), Way-Kambas-Nationalpark (Sumatra) und auf den Krakatau-Inseln (in der Sundastraße) stattfinden.

max. 6 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Preliminary meeting (obligatory!): 1st March 2023, 17:00 at Rennweg 14; field course in Indonesia: 17th August 2023 (arrival day) to 4th September 2023 (departure day).

  • Wednesday 01.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Aims, contents and method of the course

Assessment of tropical biodiversity (model taxa: birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and amphibians), colonization ecology of volcanic islands, concepts in island biogeography and alternative assembly rules, ecology of succession of animal communities across disturbance gradients.
The field course takes place in cooperation with the Agricultural University Bogor (Java, Indonesia). The field work is done in teams together with students from the Indonesian partner university.

Group 2

Der Feldkurs findet mit Studierenden der Universität Bogor (Java, Indonesien) statt, daher ist Englisch die Sprache während der Feldarbeit. Voraussichtliche Kosten: 1300 Euro (exklusive Flug). Es wird voraussichtlich im Herbst 2023 ein Teil der Kosten zurück erstattet werden können. Geländearbeiten werden voraussichtlich im Ujung-Kulon-Nationalpark, Mount-Halimun-Salak-Nationalpark (beide Java), Way-Kambas-Nationalpark (Sumatra) und auf den Krakatau-Inseln (in der Sundastraße) stattfinden.

max. 6 participants
Language: German
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Preliminary meeting (obligatory!): 1st March 2023, 17:00 at Rennweg 14; field course in Indonesia: 17th August 2023 (arrival day) to 4th September 2023 (departure day).

  • Wednesday 01.03. 17:00 - 18:30 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Aims, contents and method of the course

Assessment of tropical biodiversity (model taxa: birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and amphibians), colonization ecology of volcanic islands, concepts in island biogeography and alternative assembly rules, ecology of succession of animal communities across disturbance gradients.

The field course takes place in cooperation with the Agricultural University Bogor (Java, Indonesia). The field work is done in teams together with students from the Indonesian partner university.

Information

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment of participants will be based on a written report (Bachelor thesis) (contributes 2/3 to final mark) and a seminar talk (contributes 1/3 to final mark) presenting the results of the conducted research projects.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Submission of the bachelor thesis, oral presentation of results, and achieving an overall grade of at least 4.

Examination topics

Written final report (bachelor thesis), taking into account the guidelines for the preparation of bachelor theses; short seminar talk (max. 10 min.) + subsequent discussion (max. 5 min)

Reading list

Will be provided during the course.

Association in the course directory

BOE 13, BZO 13

Last modified: Fr 07.07.2023 00:04