mar723 - Biodiversity of Plants (Complete module description)

mar723 - Biodiversity of Plants (Complete module description)

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Module label Biodiversity of Plants
Module code mar723
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
Institute directory Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment
Applicability of the module
  • Master's Programme Environmental Modelling (Master) > Mastermodule
Responsible persons
  • Albach, Dirk Carl (module responsibility)
  • von Hagen, Klaus Bernhard (Module counselling)
  • Will, Maria (Module counselling)
  • Zotz, Gerhard (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module

Plant Biodiversity (VL)

Communicating deeper knowledge in ecology, phylogeny, evolution and genetics of plants Communicating scale- and method-overarching thinking Communicating deeper theoretic concepts of ecology, evolution and genetics of plants.

- deepened biological expertise

- deepened knowledge of biological working methods

- data analysis skills

- interdisciplinary thinking

- critical and analytical thinking

- independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature

- ability to perform independent biological research

- data presentation and discussion in English (written and spoken)

- teamwork

- ethics and professional behaviour

Interactions of plants with environmental parameters (SE)

Communication deeper knowledge in ecology, Communicating scale- and method-overarching thinking Communicating deeper theoretic concepts of:

- deepened knowledge of biological working methods

- critical and analytical thinking

- independent searching and knowledge of scientific literature

- data presentation and discussion in German and English (written and spoken)

- ethics and professional behaviour

Module contents

VL Plant Biodiversity

Quantification of species numbers, dispersal, gradients, biogeography, biomes, functional diversity, pollination systems, life history, rarity, coexistence, invasive plants, global change, species protection
 

SE Interactions of plants with environmental parameters

Content changes annually depending on publication.

Recommended reading

Plant Biodiversity

Kevin Gaston & John Spicer – 1998 - Biodiversity – An Introduction, Blackwell Publ.

 

Weitere Literatur wird in den Veranstaltungen bekannt gegeben.

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Language of instruction English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency annually
Module capacity unlimited
Type of module Wahlpflicht / Elective
Module level MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Teaching/Learning method winter semester
VL Plant Biodiversity
SE Interactions of plants with environmental parameters
Previous knowledge VegeKnowledge of vegetation, animal ecology and ecology, comparable to the corresponding modules in the Bachelor of Environmental Sciences
Type of course Comment SWS Frequency Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture 2 WiSe 28
Seminar 2 WiSe 28
Total module attendance time 56 h
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module

Written examination at the end of the course or practical exercises or oral examination or portfolio as specified by the lecturer

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