Ecology and Nature Conservation

• Population ecology of plants (plant strategy concepts, life history of flowering plants – pollination ecology, Ecology of dispersal in space and time, germination ecology, lifespan, clonal reproductionetc., PVA – population viability analysis)
• Ecology of plants (theoretical concepts, climatic parameters, edaphic parameters, disturbance ecology; ecological groups, indicator values and their application
• Ecology of habitats of central Europe
• Nature conservation/conservation biology (history of nature conservation, situation and aims of nature conservation on a global and national scale, nature conservation laws, nature conservation data; instruments of nature conservation and landscape planning)

• Presentation and discussion of a research based topic in the field of ecology and conservation biology, especially actual aspects

1. at least two lectures in the field of ecology and nature conservation (for a selection see the course catalog at the university portal; WS and SS)
2. one seminar in the field of ecology and nature conservation (for a selection see the course catalog at the university portal; WS and SS)

In the seminar a seminar presentation has to be held and registered in Flexnow as an ungraded study achievement (Studienleistung).

Note! If you are not sure what lectures and seminar to select, please contact the person in charge of the module.
The selection may depend on the examiner you choose for the module examination.

30 min oral examination (graded)

Examiner:

• Prof. Dr. Peter Poschlod
• Prof. Dr. Christoph Reisch

The student can choose one of the examiner.

Please get in contact with the examiner of your choice to arrange a date of the oral examination, than register the examination in flexnow.

• Methods of the ecological and conservation biological characterization of populations and habitats
• Recording data for the ecological and conservation biological characterization of populations and habitats
• Working on case studies to characterize the ecological niche of species (habitat models) and the ecology of habitats
• Working on case studies on the conservation of species, habitats and processes
• Working on case studies of changing land use and their ecological and conservation biological consequences
• Analysis of the data
• Presentation and discussion of own experimental gained data

Laboratory course (6 weeks) with seminar: Ecology and Nature Conservation

Portfolio examination (graded)

• Conduction of conservation genetic analyses (DNA extraction, PCR, molecular marker)
• Statistical analysis of the data
• Analysis of the relationship between genetic, floristic, ecological and biogeographic data

Laboratory course (6 weeks) with seminar: Molecular Ecology and Genetics of Nature Conservation

Portfolio examination (graded)