859122 VO+UE+EX Limnische Copepoden Mitteleuropas (2004W)
Biologie, Taxonomie und Ökologie der mitteleuropäischen, limnischen Copepoden (Microcrustacea)
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Vorbesprechung: 01.10.2004, 9:00 ÜR 3 (Zoologie); Freitag: 8:00 - 13:00 Uhr ÜR3; Beginn: 15.10.2004.
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This special course offers training for identification of the free-living copepods of Central Europe. The course includes biology and taxonomy of copepods living in continental water bodies of the different vegetation altitudinal zones.It includes theory on morphology and anatomy, systematics and phylogeny of the group, biology and ecology, geographical distribution and economic value. The laboratory work includes observation of living animals, conservation, coloration, preparation technics and identification of calanoid, cyclopoid and harpacticoid copepods. Sampling technics of planktonic and benthic copepods from lentic and lotic environments is shown.
Exkursion: 8 october, 10 - 14, Marchfeld Canal (Vienna and Lower Austria).
Exam: Preparation and presentation of an individual portfolio: separation and identification of the species of a water sample, illustration of the dominant species, calculation of the abundance and biovolume (biomase), autoecology.
Presentation of the portfolio, Friday 5.11.2004 , 8-13, ÜR 3.