812381 Aquatic habitat modeling
- Type
- Lecture and exercise
- Semester hours
- 1.5
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Sommersemester 2023
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Content
Lectures:
Unit 1: Introduction, reading list of scientific papers
Unit 2: Biotic microhabitat modelling, principles, statistics, computation, case studies
Unit 3: Micro-, mesohabitat modelling, state-of-the-art-model River 2D
Unit 4: Surveying strategies in the field, biotc and abiotic data
Exercises outdoor:
Unit 5: Snorkling - observing fish and measuring habitat paramters
Unit 6: Mapping and surveying available instream habitat
Exercises indoor:
Unit 7: Compute collected data, define habitat suitability
Unit 8: Compute collected data, hydraulic model preparation
Lecture & Exercise:
Unit 9: Hydraulic modelling, habitat modelling, Interpretation of habitat modelling results and ecological application, rating curves…
Unit 10: Summary, discussion
- Previous knowledge expected
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basics in aquatic ecosystems
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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After successful completion of this lecture, participants are able to:
•Apply field surveys techniques, data management schemes and modeling techniques to their own data-sets;
•Select and use appropriate field-sampling techniques, sampling strategies and data management schemes for specific research and management goals;
•Understand in theory and practice field methods (snorkling, fish observation, habitat assessment) useful on micro- and meso- habitat scale;
•To apply data, sampled by their own, to different modeling techniques;
•Demonstrate critical thinking in interpreting and deriving conclusions from environmental and ecological data-sets.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.