lök280 - Special Vegetation Ecology (Complete module description)

Completed Bachelor studies with ecological orien-tation

The module qualifies the participants to extend their knowledge acquired in their ecologically oriented Master studies of Landscape Ecology. This comprises advanced knowledge of the flora and vegetation types in Central Europe as well as the acquisition of additional methods in vegetation ecology

In the summer term, the module (6 CP) includes a one-week field course in a selected Central European natural landscape focussing on floristic, vegetation ecological, phytosociological (syntaxonomical) aspects as well as on aspects of biocoenology and nature conservation.

Dierschke, H. (1994): Pflanzensoziologie. Grundlagen und Methoden. UTB Große Reihe; Stuttgart.
Ellenberg, H. & Leuschner, C. (2010): Vegetation Mitteleuropas mit den Alpen in ökologischer, dynamischer und historischer Sicht. 6th edition; Stuttgart.
Frey, W. & Lösch, R. (2010): Lehrbuch der Geobotanik. 3rd edition, Stuttgart and others.
Pott, R. (1995): Die Pflanzengesellschaften Deutschlands. 2nd edition; Stuttgart.
Van der Maarel, E. (ed.) (2005): Vegetation Ecology; Malden.
Wilmanns, O. (1998): Ökologische Pflanzensoziologie. 6th edition; Heidelberg.

The field course in this module is also part of the 9CP module lök285 "Special Vegetation Ecology". Therefore, it is not possible to register for the modules lök280 and lök285 simultaneously.

Before the end of the module

Assignment