Colloquia 1 (16th November): Buffer strip functioning

5 Teams of 3-4 students will be done. 1 paper/team.

Motto: Read critically the paper given to your group and answer the following questions in a12 minutes Power Point Presentation about Functioning of Buffer Strips (BS):

1. What is the main findings of BS functioning in your paper?
2. Is there any doubts about the functioning of BS’s as an ecosystem services given in your paper?
3. Can BS’s in your opinion after reading the paper assist in reducing N and P loadings to surface waters (rivers, lakes and estuaries) – and how efficient?
4. If yes, to answer 3 is there any requirements about how to install and manage the BS’s?
5. Can BS’s assist in giving other services to ecosystems and if yes, please mention what kind of services and the eventual requinrements of installation and management of BS’s?

team 1: names paper; team presentation
team 2: names paper; team presentation
team 3: names paper; team presentation
team 4: names paper; team presentation