300297 UE Methods in plant diversity research (2019S)

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).

Registration is open from Fr 08.02.2019 08:00 to Th 21.02.2019 18:00
Deregistration possible until Su 31.03.2019 18:00

Details

max. 15 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will take place from 20 to 24/05/2019. We will start at 9.00 each day and return depending on the progress of work (between c. 16.00 and 19.30).

    
    Thursday
    07.03.
    13:00 - 14:00
    Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
    
    Monday
    20.05.
    09:00 - 17:00
    Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
    
    Friday
    24.05.
    09:00 - 17:00
    Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The course shall introduce to conducting a field study on plant diversity. Work is centred around the topic "Monitoring of plant diversity" and will use sampling sites that are part of an ongoing monitoring scheme in agricultural landscapes of Austria. The task (for groups of two participants) will be to use these sampling sites to compare different sampling methods on their usefulness in monitoring projects. The course will include a introductory lecture on this monitoring project, 3 days of field work, and one day of data analysis and presentation of results.

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation will be based on (a) contribution to field work and analysis; (b) oral presentation of results; (c) a "homework", i.e. repeating the workflow learned in the course on an additional sampling site from the project and writing a short report on this "mini-project".

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Knowledge of the Austrian flora is advantegeous, but not required.

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

MEC-6, MBO 7, WZB

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