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| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2010 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Frühjahrsem. |
| Dozierende |
Christine Alewell (christine.alewell@unibas.ch)
Jens Leifeld (jens.leifeld@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | The functioning of soils in the global carbon cycle and effects induced by changes in climate, land-use, and land management are introduced. Priority will be given to global pools and fluxes of soil carbon and how they are altered as well as to biological, chemical, physical and anthropogenic factors which drive input and turnover rates and stabilization of organic matter in soils. Selected analytical methods to assess pools, fluxes, and composition of soil organic matter will be presented as well as an introduction to basic turnover models that are used to describe C-dynamics. Finally, the question of the most important human-induced environmental changes in organic matter cycling in soil (e.g., fertilization, fire, drainage, tillage) and major unknowns of soil C storage will be discussed. |
| Lernziele | You can comprehend major drivers and processes related to soil as a carbon reservoir and understand basic experimental and analytical tools used to describe carbon cycling and structure in soil. You are qualified to analyse scientific reports and put them into context, present them in a nutshell, and discuss them critically. |
| Literatur | http://www.ipcc.ch; Special report on land-use, land-use change, and forestry; IPCC 2000; 377 pp. Canadell, JG. et al. 2007. Saturation of the terrestrial carbon sink. In: Canadell JG, Pataki D, Pitelka L (eds): Terrestrial ecosystems in a changing world. The IGBP Series, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 59-78. Janzen, HH. 2004. Carbon cycling in earth systems a soil science perspective. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104, 399417. Trumbore, SE. and Czimczik, CI. 2008. An uncertain future for soil carbon. Science 321, 1455-1456. http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/ |
| Bemerkungen | Unterrichtssprache deutsch, Materialien englisch. The class will be taught in English if non German speaking students are present. |
| Weblink | www.unibas.ch/environment |
| Teilnahmebedingungen | Masterstudierende der Umwelt(geo)wissenschaften; Grundlagen der Bodenkunde werden vorausgesetzt, Gäste willkommen |
| Unterrichtssprache | Deutsch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | Online-Angebot fakultativ |
| HörerInnen willkommen |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Environmental Geosciences (Master Geowissenschaften) |
| Leistungsüberprüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Leistungsüberprüfung | At two dates students present and discuss selected topics based on published scientific papers, preferably supported by a PowerPoint presentation. The report must be summarized and distributed as a handout. To gain credit points requires (1) regular presence at the sessions, (2) active participation during the discussion and (3) pass of the oral presentation and the handout. Details are given in the first session. The seminar is designed for students in Environmental (Geo)sciences at MSc level. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Wiederholtes Belegen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Institut für Umweltgeowissenschaften |