Universität Wien
Course Exam

300008 VO Aquatic biodiversity - control and consequences (2013W)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

Friday 31.01.2014

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Examination topics

The lecture will be split in lecture and reading & discussing relevant studies.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the lecture

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Learn about the mechanisms regulating diversity in aquatic systems
Gain mechanistic understanding for the role of diversity for ecosystem functioning.
Become acquainted with central concepts with regard to aquatic systems: Island Biogeography - lakes as inverted islands; Metacommunity Theory; Biodiervsity-functioning hypothesis; species-energy hypothesis

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