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Root number
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403276 |
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Semester
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HS2024 |
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Type of course
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Lecture |
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Allocation to subject
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Biology |
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Type of exam
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Written exam |
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Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Biodiversity Dynamics |
| Description |
Conservation Biology (Humbert/Braunisch/Canessa, Mittwochs, Semesterwochen 1-11):
This course is the continuation of the first year, introductory Conservation Biology part of KSL 10859 "Grundlagen in Ökologie & Evolution". After having evaluated the impact of mankind on the biosphere and its biodiversity, as well as the impact of natural factors, we shall now consider Man no longer as a factor of nature degradation and destruction, but as an actor of biodiversity conservation and restoration. How can conservation biology and restoration ecology, as two new applied disciplines among the life sciences, contribute to halt biodiversity erosion and ecosystem degradation, which is an absolute challenge in a world with a continuously burgeoning human demography and an over-exponential increase in natural resources use? What are the tools to evaluate the root causes of populations and species declines, of community and ecosystem deterioration, and, above all, what are potential solutions to improve the status of biodiversity and its ecological functions and services?
Evolutionary Biodiversity Dynamics (Seehausen/Singh, Donnerstags, Semesterwochen 4-14):
Why has life become so diverse? Why are there so many different types of organisms and so many different varieties of each type? And why are some groups of organisms just orders of magnitude more diverse than others?
We provide an advanced introduction to the mechanisms and processes by which biological diversity arises and those that determine the ecological and geographical distribution of biological diversity. We cover themes such as origins of life and organismic complexity, origins of species, species interactions, biogeography, island ecology and macroecology. Our course covers major concepts in macroecology and macroevolution and lives from building bridges between different subdisciplines in ecology and evolution.
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ILIAS-Link (Learning resource for course)
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Registrations are transmitted from CTS to ILIAS (no admission in ILIAS possible).
ILIAS
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Link to another web site
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| Lecturers |
Prof. Dr.
Ole Seehausen, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Aquatic Ecology ✉
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PD Dr.
Jean-Yves Humbert, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology ✉
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PD Dr.
Veronika Braunisch, Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) ✉
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PD Dr.
Stefano Canessa, Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) ✉
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Dr.
Pooja Singh, Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) ✉
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Prof. Dr.
Raphaël Arlettaz, Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) ✉
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ECTS
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3 |
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Recognition as optional course possible
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Yes |
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Grading
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1 to 6 |
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| Dates |
Thursday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
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Wednesday 08:15-10:00 Weekly
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Wednesday 15/1/2025 14:00-16:00
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| Rooms |
Hörsaal U113, Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, DCBP
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Haller-Auditorium 248, Geologie, Bal 1
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