800681 EX Forests under climate change II

winter semester 2020/2021 | Last update: 19.10.2021 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students

Instructor:

ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Walter Oberhuber, +43 512 507 51048

Course number:

800681

Title:

EX Forests under climate change II

Type/hours:

EX 0,5

ECTS credits:

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

each semester

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

It is aimed to provide knowledge for the understanding of the effect of environmental variability (especially climate change) on mountain forest ecosystems.

Contents:

Influence of environmental and climate factors on tree growth and development of mountain forests exposed to extreme environmental conditions will be explained. Furthermore, simple methods for determining tree growth in the field will be demonstrated.

Methods:

Field course.

Assessment:

Oral exam.

Literature:

Leuschner C, H Ellenberg (2017) Ecology of central European forests. Springer Verlag.

eLearning shares:

eLecture (100% virtual teaching)

Remarks:

The one-day excursion will take place in the nature reserve Tschirgant-Bergsturz at the entrance to the Ötz valley. The following dates are available:

Group 0: Thursday 8.10. (in German)
Group 1: Friday 9.10. (in German)
Group 2: Friday 23.10. (in English)

Ranking of Registration: First come, first serve.
Details on the excursion (schedule, meeting point, equipment, etc.) will be announced on OLAT.

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4803625550

Start:

see dates

Course allocation

Interdisciplinary and additional courses

Interdisciplinary courses

Interdisciplinary courses for Bachelor's Programmes

Sustainable development goals

SDG 15 - Life on land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.