Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Joern Fischer


Lehrveranstaltungen

Conservation ecology (Vorlesung/Seminar)

Dozent/in: Joern Fischer, Manuel Pacheco Romero

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Dienstag | 08:15 - 11:45 | 02.04.2024 - 05.07.2024 | C 5.019 Seminarraum

Inhalt: The conservation of species and ecosystems to support both the proper functioning of ecosystems and the provisioning of natural resources to humans is a major sustainability challenge. This course provides an introduction to conservation science and its importance to sustainability. Topics covered will include background on the science of conservation biology; key drivers of biodiversity decline; and challenges of biodiversity conservation in the real world. Specific topics, among others, include habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, the effects of climate change, and invasive species. Underpinning ecological concepts such as metapopulations and connectivity will also be discussed. The course will make links to core concepts/frameworks of sustainability science such as ecosystem services, social-ecological systems, and governance throughout. The course will be taught through a combination of lectures and student-led discussion. For the discussions, students will organise in groups, select a current 'hot' topic, provide relevant literature for the other students to read before the class, and facilitate a structured discussion including a short presentation. Students will also write individual research papers on the significance of conservation biology for a specific sustainability topic. A particular highlight will be three guest lectures and discussions that will be presented via zoom and in-person, focusing on: (1) conservation case studies around global amphibian declines driven by a fungal disease affecting many species worldwide; (2) land use change and biodiversity conservation in the Chaco ecoregion; and (3) the contribution of forestry to biodiversity conservation in Sweden.

Kolloquium Sozial-ökologische Forschung (Kolloquium)

Dozent/in: David Abson, Joern Fischer, Jan Hanspach, Berta Martín-López

Termin:
 wöchentlich | Donnerstag | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02.04.2024 - 05.07.2024 | C 7.319 Seminarraum

Inhalt: Das Kolloquium wird inhaltlich verschiedene Methoden, Ansätze und Ergebnisse sozial-ökologischer Forschung behandeln und unterschiedliche Formate anbieten: Studierende präsentieren ihre Forschungsvorhaben und/ oder Ergebnisse, die dann mit den Betreuuenden und anderen Forschern diskutiert werden können