lök240 - Functional ecology of communities in heterogeneous landscapes

Module label	Functional ecology of communities in heterogeneous landscapes
Modulkürzel	lök240
Credit points	15.0 KP
Workload	450 h
Institute directory	Institute for Biology and Environmental Sciences
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master's Programme Landscape Ecology (Master) > Wahlpflichtmodule
Zuständige Personen	Kleyer, Michael (module responsibility) Kleyer, Michael (Prüfungsberechtigt) Kleyer, Michael (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Upon successful completion of the module students will gain: Technical skills in ecological field experiments, determination of plants in the field, phytosociological records, soil inventories, biomass determination and determination of biological characteristics - Technical skills in laboratory work, statistics Skills in mapping plants and animals, application of GIS, spatial statistics Advanced knowledge of spatial ecology and the conditions of survival in heterogeneous landscapes as well as knowledge of functional ecology; assessment of academic voids between theory and empiricism Skills in independently dealing with ecological literature and information, respectively Ranking/position of the module within the course of studies: The module imparts action-oriented and theoretical knowledge of the conditions of survival in plant and animal species in heterogeneous landscapes. It serves the prognosis of impacts on the biodiversity caused by environmental changes. This represents a crucial qualification for environmental planning and habitat restitution projects.
Module contents	Practical training in the field and in the laboratory, practical training in statistics Functional ecology of communities in spatio-temporally heterogeneous landscapes: Literature analyses Functional plant ecology: Biological characteristics related to disturbances and soil resources (laboratory analyses, statistical analysis)
Literaturempfehlungen	Literature will be announced during the preparatory course and is contingent on the latest developments in the research field.
Links	https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/landeco/
Language of instruction	English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited

Lehrveranstaltungsform	SWS	Workload of compulsory attendance
Exercises	8	112
Seminar	2	28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt		140 h

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	Veranstaltungsende	a) Seminar paper (weighting 20 %) b) Specialized practical exercise (weighting 80 %)

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