300472 EX Excursion to heavy metal habitats (2014S)

Continuous assessment of course work

Vorbesprechung: 3.3.2014 um 10:15 Uhr im Konferenzraum Zoologie

Die EX findet drei Tage im Mai/Juni statt.

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 We 05.02.2014 08:00 to Th 20.02.2014 18:00
Deregistration possible until Fr 28.03.2014 18:00

Details

max. 12 participants

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The excursion leads to habitats in in Burgenland and in Niederösterreich that are rich in heavy metals which occur either naturally in the soil or derive from man-made industrial activities.

Assessment and permitted materials

personal contributions during the excursion
protocol
presentation of the results in a final seminar

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

We show the general situation of heavy metal rich habitats and the vegetation that developed on these toxic soils.

Examination topics

We analyse the resistance of the heavy metal plants against heavy metal stress, and we discuss the strategies of tolerant, accumulating and hyper-accumulating plants to survive in heavy metal contaminate soil.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

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