Manuel Jonas Steinbauer

Interested in climate and land-use change affecting ecosystem behaviour and functions, species range and distribution, political issues and implementation, the statistic program R, climbing, students affairs and almost everything except of tedium.

Bachelor thesis on an "Islandbiogeographical Analysis of Flora and Fauna of the Canary Islands"

Currently working on reasons for species distribution patterns on the Canary Island and too many further issues for this scope.

Internship at WWF Pakistan in Gilgit from March 6th to April 30th 2008 on "climate change effects on glaciers, ecosystems and livelihood in the Northern Areas Pakistan".

Selection of recently attended conferences:

• Bayreuther Forum Kirche und Universität: „Globale Zukunft“ on November 10th-11th 2006 in Bayreuth/Thurnau
• Geökon: „Zeit in der Geoökologie“ on November 18th 2006 in Bayreuth
• McPlanet: „Klima der Gerechtigkeit“ on Mai 4th-6th 2007 in Berlin
• 17th Forum Globale Fragen: „Sicherheitsrisiko Klimawandel“ - „German Department for Foreign Affairs“ on June 14th 2007 Berlin
• Summer School: „Sustainable Use of Natural Resources: Water Resource Management“ on August 19th-29th 2007 in Shanghai
• Deutscher Geographentag: „Umgang mit Risiken“ on September 29th - October 5th 2007 in Bayreuth
• 1. Nationale Forum zur biologischen Vielfalt on December 5th-6th 2007 in Berlin
• Klimaforschungskongress by the state of Bavaria on February 22th 2008 in Munich
• Workshop "Grenzen der Ökologie" by "AK Theorie in der Ökologie" March 3d-5th 2008 in Benediktbeuern
• International Conference on Partnership and Network for Promotion of Research and Knowledge in Northern areas of Pakistan on April 7th-9th 2008 at KIU in Gilgit, Pakistan
• The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) on the "Convention on Biological Diversity" from May 26th to the 31st 2008 in Bonn

If you are interested in the study program or want to do some collaboration just contact me.

Since 1st of June 2008 employed as research associate at the chair of Biogeography, University of Bayreuth