Module

Voraussetzungen

Inhalte

Recent developments in the field of soil-ecosystem-landscape related research. Invited external speakers, as well as BTU PostDocs, PhD and Master students, present advances in scientific investigations in natural and human-made ecosystems. The focus is on the evolution, properties, and functions of the pedosphere and interacting processes with the biosphere. Research topics cover soil organic matter, biogeochemistry, plant nutrient uptake, stable isotope tracing, phosphorus and nitrogen cycling, soils in space and time, soil morphology and classification, and the impact of past and modern land use on soil landscapes.

Lernziele

Students will learn scientific method application, hypothesis formulation, critical reflection of results and academic discussion in fields of Soil-Plant-Systems and Geopedology.

Prüfungsleistung

Students must write a series of short tests at the end of each seminar presentation (25 % of the module grade), they must ask weekly questions on each seminar topic (25 % of the module grade) and they must give a short poster presentation (5 minutes) at the end of the seminar (50 % of the module grade).

Bemerkungen

No offer in Summer 2026 and Winter 2026/27