A: Environmental Change
Nummer | Titel | Credit Points | Semester | Kurs Nr. |
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220619 | Biodiversity in the Tropics Learning Objectives: Module aim is to gain a sound overview of tropical ecology and in particular of research on biodiversity in the tropics. Students learn on the basis of examples different approaches to advance and test an ecological hypothesis. Critically reading and assessing assess scientific literature, as well as scientific presentation are practiced. Course Content: First, the module provides an introductory overview of tropical ecology. On the basis of tropical forests which represents one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, we deal with theories and today‘s state of knowledge on mechanisms of the origin and maintenance of diversity, processes determining the spatial and temporal distribution of diversity, the functions of diversity, impacts of climate change and land use and strategies for protection. In doing so we include genetic, chemical, functional and species diversity as well as different taxonomic groups. | 5 | 1 | |
A1 | Climate Change | 5 | ||
Natural Climate and Human Impacts on Climate (A1a) | 2 | 1 | 74006 | |
Climate Variability and Change: Natural and Man-Made (A1b) | 3 | 1 | 74007 | |
A2 | Ecological Climatology | 5 | ||
Ecological Climatology (A2a) | 2 | 2 | 24008 | |
Ecological Climatology (A2b) | 3 | 2 | 24009 | |
A3 | Extreme Events and Natural Hazards | 5 | ||
Natural Risks and Hazards (A3a) | 2 | 1 | 74010 | |
Extreme Events (A3b) | 3 | 2 | 74011 | |
A4 | Changes in Aquatic Ecosystems | 5 | ||
Hydrological Concepts (A4a) | 3 | 1 | 74012 | |
Water resources in a quickly changing world - impacts and challenges (A4b) | 2 | 2 | 74013 | |
A5 | Changes in Agroecosystems | 5 | ||
Soil and Plant Hydrology (A5a) | 2 | 1 | 74015 | |
Global Change and Agroecosystems (A5b) | 3 | 1 | 740016 | |
A6 | Biogeochemical Fluxes | 5 | ||
Transport Systems (A6) | 5 | 2 | 70550 | |
A7 | Rhizosphere Research | 5 | ||
Rhizosphere Biogeochemistry and Biophysics (A7a) | 3 | 2 | 20554 | |
Emerging topics in Rhizosphere Research(A7b) | 2 | 1 | 20139 | |
A8 | Biodiversity in the Tropics | 5 | 1 | |
Biodiversity in the Tropics | 5 | 1 | 00441, 00750 |