Grundlagen der Bodenkunde

• understands the role of the most relevant functions of soils in ecosystems
• explain the factors and processes of soil development …
• understand princples of soil taxonomy
• get familiar with major soil types of Europe - evolution, horizonation, properties and distribution
• explain the basics of global soil zones
• know the organic and mineral constituents of soils and related interactions
• explain the basics of soil physics and soil chemistry
• find and work with the scientific literature regarding soil science
• conduct basic laboratory analyses and interpret lab data (color, texture, Corg, pH, EC)

• Mid term assessment (written or oral) on lecture Basic Soil Science, 40 min. (30 %) Final assessment (written or oral) on lecture Basic Soil Science, 40 min. (30 %) Practical excercises in the laboratory 3 x 240 minutes (20 %) Presentation (10 min. talk) on laboratory exercise (20 %)
• Mid term assessment (written or oral) on lecture Basic Soil Science, 40 min. (30 %)
• Final assessment (written or oral) on lecture Basic Soil Science, 40 min. (30 %)
• Practical excercises in the laboratory 3 x 240 minutes (20 %)
• Presentation (10 min. talk) on laboratory exercise (20 %)

• Blume, H.-P., Brümmer, G.W., Horn, R., Kandeler, E., Kögel-Knabner, I., Kretzschmar, R., Stahr, K. & Wilke, B.-M. (2016): Scheffer/Schachtschabel: Soil Science. Springer (ISBN 9783642309427)
• IUSS Working Group WRB (2022) World Reference Base for Soil Resources. International soil classification system for naming soils and creating legends for soil maps. 4th edition. International Union of Soil Sciences (IUSS), Vienna, Austria.
• Schaetzl, R.J. & Thompson, M.L. (2015): Soils: Genesis and Geomorphology. Cambridge University Press (ISBN 9781107016934).
• Weil, R. & Brady, N.C. (2016): The Nature and Properties of Soils. Pearson (ISBN 9781292162232).
• Zech, W., Schad, P., Hintermaier-Erhard, G. (2022): Soils of the World. Springer (ISBN 978-3-540-30461-6).

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