486872-FS2025-0-Climate Change Ecology, course





Root number 486872
Semester FS2025
Type of course Course
Allocation to subject Ecology and Evolution
Type of exam not defined
Title Climate Change Ecology, course
Description Registration deadline 19 February in KSL. Registration is binding.
Course for MSc Students only.

Are you passionate about ecology and climate change? Want to understand how climate change impacts the living world? "Climate Change Ecology" offers an interdisciplinary deep dive into the ecological consequences of our changing climate. Designed for MSc 1st year students, this course focuses on three crucial ecological responses (across all life forms) to climate change: Phenology, Physiology, and Distribution.

Lectures: seven lectures; two full lectures (two Tuesdays) on each theme (phenology, physiology and distribution) followed up by one synthesis lecture.
Excursion: a visit to Hasli Outdoor Experiment Facility (HOME) (details will be shared during the course)
Guest lectures: one of the Tuesdays will consist of short talks by the members of the Terrestrial Ecology Division (details will be shared during the course).
Roundtable: one of the Tuesdays will involve a conversation with an expert in the field in the form of a roundtable discussion (details will be shared during the course).

Course Highlights:
Interdisciplinary Approach: Bridging Biology and Climate Science.
Expert Insights: Guest Lecture and Roundtable Discussion.
Hands-On Learning: A Field Excursion
Interactive Assessment: Engage, Learn, and Grow Through Class Participation.
ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course) Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible). ILIAS
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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Madhav ThakurInstitute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 
ECTS 1.5
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Tuesday 14:15-16:00 Weekly
 
Rooms Seminarraum D110, Ökologie und Evolution
 
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