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L911 – Floodplain Ecology
Floodplain Ecology
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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Dziock
frank.dziock(at)htw-dresden.de
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Frank Dziock
frank.dziock(at)htw-dresden.de
Englisch
3.00 Credits
90 Stunden
2.00 SWS (2.00 SWS Vorlesung)
60.00 Stunden
Beleg
Wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
Alternative Prüfungsleistung - Referat
Prüfungsdauer: 15 min | Wichtung: 100 % | Wird in englischer Sprache abgenommen
Lecture / seminar
- Floodplains - Definition, characteristics, structure
- Hydrological Processes in streams, catchments, drainage basins and water sheds
- Classification of streams and floodplains
- Depositional features, discharge patterns, surface & groundwater communication
- Ecological concepts in floodplains
- Flood disturbance
- Morphological and physiological adaptations of floodplain organisms
- Bioindication in floodplains
- Dyke relocation projects & revitalization
- WFD – the European waterframework directive
- Research methods in floodplains
- Excursion
- Exploring the Elbe floodplain in Dresden – flood trail: flood risk and flood management
- Hands on macroinvertebrates in streams à bioindicator organisms
- Good knowledge of the abiotic and biotic basic requirements of floodplain ecosystems
- Students can associate theoretical ecological floodplain concepts with real world examples
- Scholz et al. (2005) Lebensräume der Elbe und ihrer Auen. Weißensee Verlag.
- Dziock et al. (2006) Bioindication and functional response in floodplain systems. Int Rev Hydrobiol 91(4), 269-388.
- Tockner, K., Stanford, J.A. (2002) Riverine floodplains: present state and future trends. Environmental conserva-tion 29, 308-330.
- Naiman et al. (2005) Riparia : Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Streamside Communities. – Elsevier.
- more to be announced in the lecture
OPAL course with all the course materials