300297 UE Methods in plant diversity research (2025S)
(Investigation Design)
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 Th 06.02.2025 14:00 to Th 20.02.2025 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 15.03.2025 18:00
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
6. May: Introduction in the seminar room.
7., 8. and 9. May will take take place in the field.
17. June: 1 day for analysis and presentation in the seminar room.
- Thursday 06.03. 12:00 - 13:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
- Tuesday 06.05. 09:00 - 17:00 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
- Tuesday 17.06. 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
Knowledge of the Austrian flora is advantegeous, but not required.
Reading list
to be announced during the course
Association in the course directory
MEC-6, MBO 7, MNB2, M-WZB
Last modified: Fr 25.04.2025 10:06