300387 UE Biodiversity of Stream Ecosystems (2015S)
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Vorbesprechung am 10.3.2015 um 12 Uhr im ÜR6.
Blockkurs 6.7.2015-10.7.2015 von 9-17 Uhr im Biozentrum, ÜR2
Blockkurs 6.7.2015-10.7.2015 von 9-17 Uhr im Biozentrum, ÜR2
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 05.02.2015 08:00 to Th 19.02.2015 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 27.03.2015 18:00
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Attendance control, oral presentation of project outcomes.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The participants are aware of the most important ecological principles and macrozoobenthic taxa of low-order streams. Students are able to perform stream reconnaissance and representatively sample macrozoobenthos. In addition, students are able to identify the most common macrozoobenthic taxa and to caluculate ecometric and biodiversity descriptors.
Examination topics
Introductory lectures (powerpoint presentations), guided field work at a sandstone stream and guided sample proceeding and data analyses in the lab. Handouts are distributed at the start of the course.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
MEC-6, MZO W-2
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43
low-order sandstone stream of the Wienerwald area (Weidlingbach) providing a well-studied model collecting site. The course provides introductury lectures on stream ecology, taxonomy and the use of data processing software (ecoprof package) as a preparation for field work. In the field, practical skills such as basic stream reconnaissance and multi-habitat sampling are trained. In the lab, the training focusses on identification skills of MZB taxa, data processing (e.g., ecometrics, biodiversity indices), and presentation skills.