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Title	Quality assessment of drainage ditches on the Wechloy campus
Description	•Drainage ditches are crucial to maintain buildings and infrustructure on the Wechloy campus. However, they can also provide a habitat for many plant and animal species if maintenance measures are carried out in a way that supports diversity.
Home institution	Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Associated institutions
Type of work	practical / application-focused
Type of thesis	Bachelor's
Author	Dr. rer. nat. Ricarda Pätsch
Status	assigned
Problem statement	Assessment of the floristic inventory and vegetation structure Mapping of profile cross-section and structural diversity of the ditches Assessment of abiotic features Development of ideas for future management measures Please note: This study was initiated and developed in cooperation with Daniela Meißner (lab technician), Wolfgang zur Brügge (Dezernat 4 – Gebäudemanagement, Grundstückspflege), and Dr. Tanja Wilke (lecturer). There is another thesis opportunity that will focus on the survey of macroinvertebrates in this habitat. Dr Tanja Wilke will supervise this thesis.
Requirement	Interest in the subject and commitment to independent field and computer work.
Created	03/09/25

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Departments
Degree programmes	Bachelor's Programme Environmental Science Master's Programme Biology Bachelor's Programme Biology Master's Programme Landscape Ecology
Assigned courses
Contact person	Dr. rer. nat. Ricarda Pätsch Dr. rer. nat. Tanja Wilke