800795 EU Today's flora and vegetation of the Innsbruck area and its former and current use

summer semester 2022 | Last update: 07.12.2021 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students

Instructor:

ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jean Nicolas Haas, +43 512 507 51058

Course number:

800795

Title:

EU Today's flora and vegetation of the Innsbruck area and its former and current use

Type/hours:

EU 0,5

ECTS credits:

Period:

Block

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

Elobartion of today's flora and vegetation as a result of climatic change, as well as of human and livestock impact on the landscape since millennia.

Contents:

Following an altitudinal transect between 900 and 1800 m a.s.l. selected plant species and their habitats are discussed in relation to their postglacial provenance, millennia-old past, anthropogenic usage, and future.

Methods:

Field excursion in all weathers with discussion participation of´the students.

Assessment:

Oral assessment in the field

Literature:

Lang G. (1994) Quartäre Vegetationsgeschichte Europas. Springer. Berglund B. et al. (1996) Palaeoecological Events During the Last 15,000 Years. Wiley.

Start:

to be announced

Course allocation

Interdisciplinary and additional courses

Interdisciplinary courses

Interdisciplinary courses for Master'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.