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English title:
Austrian habitats
Course ID:
831307
ECTS credits:
4,5
Title in native language:
Heimische Lebensräume
Term Semester:
Spring/Summer
Instruction language(s):
German
Course content:
1. National park Neusielder See-Seewinkel
2. Nature conservation area Hainburger Berge
3. Eastern alpine habitats (Rax)
4. National park Donau Auen, Lobau
5. Agricultural landscape Tullner Feld
6. Cultural landscape Waldviertel

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Learning outcomes:
After successful completion of this course, the students are able to judge the quality of complexes of habitats according to their habitat characteristics and external conditions, to estimate the potential of biodiversity and to recognize and define structures for possible elements of the flora, fauna and vegetation. The professional diversity of the instructors, who present different focal topics such as national park, natural area, conservation, hunt, bioindicators, agriculture, etc., allows the students to recognize and assess potentials and deficits of the landscape. Moreover, the knowledge of species of the students with regard to important indicator species is enlarged.
Exam method:
(in written form):
Group protocols for a focal topic of the particular excursion day, e.g., habitats, landscape transformations, and so forth.
You can not miss more than one field trip!
Evaluation of the protocol (completeness, correct spelling of species, ...)

Organisation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna

Country:
Austria
Acronym:
BOKU
ERASMUS+ code:
A WIEN03
Teaching period summer semester:
22. Feb 2021 - 30. Sep 2021
Teaching period winter semester:
13. Oct 2020 - 21. Feb 2021