Universität Wien

300672 VO The Main Habitats of the World (2022W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
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Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The lecture starts on 10th of Oktober 2022 and takes place on the following days: Terrestrial habitats: 10.10., 17.10., 24.10., 7.11., 14.11., 21.11.; Freshwater habitats: 28.11., 5.12., 12.12.; Marine habitats: 9.1., 16.1., 23.1. Tentative first data for the written exam is 30.1. 2023.

  • Monday 03.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 24.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 31.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 07.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 14.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 21.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 28.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 05.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 12.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 09.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 16.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0
  • Monday 23.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 1, Biologie Djerassiplatz 1, 0.037, Ebene 0

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Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture provides an overview of the main ecological subsystems of the earth. The first chapters are dealing with general subjects, esp. with functional aspects of nutrient cycling and energy flow within the ecosphere and with the phenomenon of biodiversity and the patterns of species distribution on earth. Thereupon, special chapters are following:
Terrestrial habitats: classification, zone of tropical forests, substropical ecosystems with deciduous forests, grasslands and deserts, mediterranean ecosystems, warm and cool temperate zones with evergreen and deciduous forests, montane and boral forests, tundra and polar deserts.
Limnic habitats: their role for the global water budget, history and evolution, principles of classification and systemic features of limnic ecosystems, chemical characteristics with respect to the geological underground, the features of the catchment area and the contribution of anthropogenic pollutants, importance of limnic systems with regard to landscape ecology in general, possibilities for restauration measures.

The lecture aims to build awareness of the global climate and ecozones, terrestrially as well as in freshwater and marine environments. Raising awareness of the abiotic requirements, the biotic composition of the biosphere and its threats appears to be essential for understanding the major ecological relationships in the context of a growing human impact.

Assessment and permitted materials

Mode of examination: Written exam with two questions out of the terrestrial, one of the limnological and one of the marinebiological parts. Several examination dates. The final mark is based on the average of the gradings of each question, where values exactly between to marks will be round up.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Written exam: The four exam questions will be evaluated separately along the usual five-part grading (1 = very good, 5 = insufficient). The final evaluation results from the average of the four grades, where intermediate values will be rounded up from 0.5 (e.g. 2.5 = 3).

Examination topics

See the materials provided on the Moodle platform.

Reading list


Association in the course directory

UF BU 07

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