Universität Wien

300201 UE Microbial Oceanography Course (2023S)

10.00 ECTS (6.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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).

Details

max. 8 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Introductory information and preliminary discussion will be held on Monday the 13.3.2023 in Seminar Room 3.1. at 13:15 - 14:45.

  • Monday 13.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 3.1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 3.124, Ebene 3 (Kickoff Class)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course takes place at the Ruđer Bošković Institute for Marine Research in Rovinj, Croatia from 4 - 15 September 2023.

Groups of up to 4 students will work on a current topic in Microbial Oceanography. This includes hands-on training to determine the abundance and activity of microbes in samples collected in the waters off Rovinj. Introductory lectures will be given on the specific topics and the measurements being performed. The results of the research projects are to be presented in talks at the end of the course. Finally, the research is summarized in a manuscript structured as a scientific publication.
The overall goal is to get an introduction on how field research works, from the planning phase to the writing phase.

Assessment and permitted materials

Participation during the course (30%), oral presentation of the research topic (20%), manuscript (50%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Participants should have taken the exams in Meereskunde and Microbial Oceanography prior to attending the course.

Examination topics

Reading list

Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, 2nd Edition David L. Kirchman (Editor), Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-470-04344-8; 620 pages
Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter, 2nd Edition,Dennis Hansell, Craig Carlson, ISBN9780124059405, Academic Press
Other literature will be announced during the preliminary discussion

Association in the course directory

MEC-9, MMB W-2, MGE III-2, MMEI III

Last modified: Mo 03.04.2023 08:50