Practical Field Work

Faculty

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture

Version

Version 6.0 of 04/29/2019

Code of Module

44B0647

Modulename (german)

Geländepraktikum

Study Programmes

Landschaftsentwicklung (B.Eng.)

Level of Module

2

Content

-collect site parameters as basis for the mapping-realize soil profile surveys according to the soil survey manual and complete to a catena through mapping -Assessment of the water, air and nutrient regime through an estimation procedure and assessment of the soils as plant habitat -Application of procedures on soil function assessment-Capture of relevant animal habitats in the project area -Mapping of selected animal groups in the project area -Communication of selected mapping methods, project-specific -Editing of found data for landscape planning -Vegetation mapping in the project area, e.g. according to Braun-Blanquet -Evaluation of vegetation assessments of the project area in accordance with indicative values (e.g. Ellenberg) -Introduction of EDP-evaluation of vegetation assessments (group work)

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge Broadening
Students are able to transfer ecological coherences onto landscape units.
Knowledge Deepening
Students reinforce their knowledge through concrete assessments in the field.
Instrumental Skills and Competences
Students are able to apply mapping instructions/ determination processes and to derive evaluations.
Communicative Skills and Competences
Students derive conclusions from the open country assessments, debate and develop short appraisals/ project reports and present those in a seminar-like form.
Systemic Skills and Competences
The skill to interpret mapping basics critically and results out of the experiences in the field course.

Mode of Delivery

Seminar, field exercises, mainly workingin small groups

Expected Knowledge and/or Competences

contents of modules:Soil, Hydrology, ClimatePlant Ecology and Vegetation ScienceZoology, Animal Ecology

Responsible of the Module

Rück, Friedrich

Lecturer(s)
  • Rück, Friedrich
  • Kiehl, Kathrin
  • Hänel, Kersten
Credits

5

Concept of Study and Teaching
Workload Dozentengebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
60betreute Kleingruppen
Workload Dozentenungebunden
Std. WorkloadLehrtyp
90Hausarbeiten
Recommended Reading

ARBEITSGRUPPE BODENKUNDE: Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung - E.Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart.SCHLICHTING, E., BLUME, H.-P. & K.STAHR: Bodenkundliches Praktikum - Blackwell Wissenschaftsverlag. Berlin, Wien.FACHBEREICH BODENKUNDE DES NIEDERSÄCHSICHEN LANDESAMTES FÜR BODENFORSCHUNG: Böden in Niedersachsen, Teil 1: Bodeneigenschaften, Bodennutzung und Bodenschutz. E.Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung. Stuttgart.Weitere spezifische Literatur bezogen auf die jeweilige Landschaft und FragestellungSCHOENBORN, W.: Lehrbuch der Limnologie. - E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart.SCHOENBORN, W.: Fließgewässerbiologie. - G. Fischer, Jena.STORCH, V. & WELSCH, U.: Systematische Zoologie. - Urban & Fischer, München.TRAUTNER, J., Hrsg.: Methodische Standards zur Erfassung von Tierartengruppen. - Josef Margraf, Weikersheim.VUBD, Hrsg.: Handbuch landschaftsökologischer Leistungen. - Selbstverlag der VUBD, Nürnberg.OBERDORFER, E.: Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. - Ulmer, Stuttgart.ELLENBERG, H. & Leuschner C.: Vegetation Mitteleuropas mit den Alpen. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart.ELLENBERG, H., WEBER, H.E., DÜLL, R., WIRTH, V. & WERNER, W. (2001): Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 3. Auflage, 262 S.JÄGER, E. (Hrsg.): Rothmaler: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Grundband und Atlasband. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg.RAABE, E.-W. (1975): Bestimmungsschlüssel der wichtigsten Gräser Schleswig-Holsteins im blütenlosen Zustand. Kieler Notizen 7 (2): 17-44.

Graded Exam

Homework / Assignment

Ungraded Exam

Regular Participation

Assessment Methods Remark

Ungraded Exam: regular participation in the exercises

Duration

1 Term

Module Frequency

Only Summer Term

Language of Instruction

German