Isotopen in Umweltwissenschaften

Lectures and textbook reading: the students will be familiar with the major stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen used in studies of Environmental Science. They understand fractionation and mixing processes, the use of stable isotopes as tracers in process studies, and they have knowledge on instrumentation and standards. Exercises: the students are able to plan and conduct a project using stable isotopes, including data analysis. Seminar: The students understand the structure of scientific publications and are able to critically analyze and evaluate research results.

1. 8 assignments from exercises (40%) 2. Oral presentation based on scientific publication, ca. 15-20 min. (30%) 3. Written final assessment, 4-5 pages (30 %)

Mandatory textbook: Cotrufo & Pressler (2023) A primer on stable isotopes in ecology. Oxford University Press Additional literature will be handed out

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