300297 UE Methods in plant diversity research (2024S)

(Investigation Design)

Continuous assessment of course work

ON-SITE

Moodle

Tu 11.06. 09:00-17:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG

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 Th 08.02.2024 14:00 to Th 22.02.2024 18:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 15.03.2024 18:00

Details

max. 20 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

30.04.2024, 2.05.2024 and 3.05.2023 will take place in the field.

    
    Thursday
    07.03.
    13:00 - 14:00
    Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
    
    Monday
    29.04.
    09:00 - 17:00
    Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
    
    N
    Tuesday
    11.06.
    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 2-3 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"; and (d) the final report in the form of a scientific paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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

Examination topics