103-0116-AAL Ecology and Soil Science
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2021 |
| Dozierende | S. Tobias |
| Periodizität | jedes Semester wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
| Kommentar | Belegung ist NUR erlaubt für MSc Studierende, die diese Lerneinheit als Auflagenfach verfügt haben. Alle anderen Studierenden (u.a. auch Mobilitätsstudierende, Doktorierende) können diese Lerneinheit NICHT belegen. |
| Kurzbeschreibung | The main focus of the lecture are the basics of ecology and soil science. Students learn about the interdependence of organisms and environment, resource cycles, ecosystems as well as soil characteristics and genesis. The impact of human behavior on ecosystems and the problems of different land use are covered by the lecture, too. |
| Lernziel | -getting insights into the basics of ecology -ability to assess the consequences of spatial planning on ecosystems -understanding of ecological processes and interdependency -understanding of function and potential of soil |
| Inhalt | Basics of Ecology -definition of ecology, types, habitat, ecosystem, environment -human influence on ecosystem -context of landscape and ecology -ecological context for practical application (e.g. in spatial planning) Basics of Soil Science -basic concept and definition of soil, soiltype and essential parameters -soil water balance (irrigation, drainage) -soil compaction and erosion -reclamation and renaturation -material pollution of soil and remediation approaches - soil and spatial planning |
| Skript | Lecture notes and slides (in German) can be downloaded from the PLUS homepage. |
| Literatur | Lecture notes and slides (in German) can be downloaded from the PLUS homepage. |