Module label | Aquatic Ecology |
Module code | lök230 |
Credit points | 9.0 KP |
Workload | 270 h |
Faculty/Institute | Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences |
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Entry requirements | Gewässerökologische Grundkenntnisse (entsprechend den Angeboten B.Sc. UWI) |
Skills to be acquired in this module | The prior goals and themes of this module are: - To learn about important parameter and ecological processes of specific aquatic habitats; - learn about threats and important disturbance factors; - work independently on scientific question; - learn methods and learn how to apply specific methods in field and in the laboratory experiments; - start to development methods on your own; - analyse the field and laboratory data, and apply modern statistical methods; - start critical analysis and discussion of field and laboratory data; - learn to develop mapping and assessment methods; - study principles of typology and models describing selected systems; - learn how to deal with nature conservation conflicts by referring to experimental field and laboratory data. |
Module contents | 3 courses: 1. Lowland Waters (3 CP); 2. Bioassessment (3 CP); 3. Field Experiments (3 CP) |
Reader's advisory | Relevant literature will be made available in advance via StudIP and during the course. |
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Languages of instruction | German, English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
Modullevel / module level | MM (Mastermodul) |
Modulart / typ of module | Wahlpflicht |
Lehr-/Lernform / Teaching/Learning method | V/S/Ü |
Vorkenntnisse / Previous knowledge |
Course type | Comment | SWS | Frequency | Workload attendance |
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Lecture | 3.00 | 42 h | ||
Exercises | 2.00 | 28 h | ||
Seminar | 2.00 | 28 h | ||
Total time of attendance for the module | 98 h |
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Final exam of module | Before the end of the module |
1 assignment (English, publication form) |