lök260 - Restoration of terrestrial Ecosystems (Course overview)

lök260 - Restoration of terrestrial Ecosystems (Course overview)

Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences 6 KP
Module components Semester courses Summer semester 2024 Examination
Vorlesung und Seminar
  • No access 5.03.263 - Restoration and Nature-based Solutions Show lecturers
    • Prof. Dr. Thorsten Balke

    Thursday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (from 04/04/24), Location: W04 1-162, W04 2-202
    Diese Modul richtet sich an Studierende mit Interesse and Renaturierungsökologie und naturbasierten Lösungen zum Klimawandel. Die Veranstaltung ist eine Mischung aus Vorlesung, Seminar und Geländepraktikum. Es werden hauptsächlich terrestrische Habitate thematisiert (u.a. Küstenhabitate, Flussgebiete, Moore, Wälder und urbane Vegetation in verschiedenen Klimazonen der Erde) die eine besondere Rolle in der Klimawandelanpassung spielen. Die Sprache in der Vorlesung und in den Seminare ist Englisch.
Exercises
Hinweise zum Modul
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in Ecology, Vegetation Science, and Zoology, comparable to the respective Bachelor modules in Environmental Sciences
Prüfungszeiten
Before the end of the module
Module examination
Seminar paper or assignment
Skills to be acquired in this module
The participants will become acquainted with the possibilities and limits of renaturation and restoration projects in terrestrial ecosystems. This implies an extensive knowledge in autecology and population ecology of selected species on the one hand; on the other hand, monitoring by means of hydrological and/or pedological parameters as well as based on the vegetation and selected animal groups is crucial for evaluating such projects. In cooperation with the respective project management, student groups will contribute to the evaluation and advancement of the respective project as well as similar project(s) by performing individual records, analyses and assessments.
Ranking/position of the module within the course of studies:
The module is closely related to the Master modules “Practice of Nature Conservation“, “Special Ecology“ and “Ecology of Soil-Water-Plant Systems“ and comprises questions of scientific and applied nature conservation.