300472 EX Excursion to heavy metal habitats (2018S)
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 09.02.2018 08:00 to Th 22.02.2018 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2018 18:00
Details
max. 12 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes
Introductory Meeting on March 1, 2018, at 9:00, in Lecture Hall 2, UZA1. During 3 days in May. The excursions will be on Wednesday, May 2., and Monday, May 7., the whole day. The third date is not yet fixed. Before, two introductory seminars of 4 hs each are compulsory.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
personal contributions during the excursion
written protocol
oral presentation of the results in a final Seminar
written protocol
oral presentation of the results in a final Seminar
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Basic knowledge of Ecology and Plant Sciences should have been acquired during the first semesters of the Bachelor Curriculum. The parrticipation at the excursion days as well as at the introductory and final seminars is required. Protocol and presentation will be evaluated with each 50%.
Examination topics
Specific conditions of heavy metal rich soil
toxicity of heavy metals for plants
strategies of tolerant, accumulating and hyper-accumulating metallophytes to survive in heavy metal contaminated soil.
toxicity of heavy metals for plants
strategies of tolerant, accumulating and hyper-accumulating metallophytes to survive in heavy metal contaminated soil.
Reading list
Relevant literature will be provided during the prearation of the excursions
Association in the course directory
B-WZB, WZB
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43
This shalll improve our understanding of the general situation of heavy metal rich habitats and the vegetation that developed on these toxic soils.