743405 VO Terrestrial Ecology
winter semester 2020/2021 | Last update: 07.10.2021 | Place course on memo listUniv.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Tappeiner Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Tappeiner, +43 512 507 51610, +43 512 507 51691
Students have a basic knowledge of structures and functions in terrestrial ecosystems, with a focus on evolutionary ecology, species interactions, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, global ecology and can apply this knowledge to current issues such as the biodiversity crisis and climate change.
Species interactions, communities, production, energy flow and nutrient cycles in ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, biogeography, conservation ecology, global ecology and sustainability
Lecture accompanied by OLAT
written / oral (depending on Covid-19 regulations)
ECOLOGY William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker, Michael L. Cain,
4th Edition., 2018
Print: ISBN 978-0-87893-908-4
Looseleaf: ISBN: 978-1-60535-305-0
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ECOLOGY William D. Bowman, Sally D. Hacker
5th Edition., 2020
Print: ISBN 9781605359281
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