403276-HS2023-0-Conservation Biology & Evolutionary Biodiversity Dynamics





Root number 403276
Semester HS2023
Type of course Lecture
Allocation to subject Biology
Type of exam Written exam
Title 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 gene diversity, origins of species, evolutionary community ecology, biogeography, island ecology and island biogeography. Our course lives from building bridges between different disciplines in ecology and Evolution.

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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Ole SeehausenInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, Aquatic Ecology 
PD Dr. Jean-Yves HumbertInstitute of Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology 
PD Dr. Veronika BraunischInstitute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 
PD Dr. Stefano CanessaInstitute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 
Dr. Pooja SinghInstitute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) 
ECTS 3
Recognition as optional course possible Yes
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Thursday 10:15-12:00 Weekly
Wednesday 08:15-10:00 Weekly
Wednesday 17/1/2024 14:00-16:00
Friday 6/9/2024 14:00-16:00
 
Rooms Hörsaal EG16, Chemie, Biochemie und Pharmazie, DCBP
Haller-Auditorium 248, Geologie, Bal 1
Gemeinschaftshörsaal 220, GeWo 5
 
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