Exercise course: Modelling of Spatial Ecological Processes (B4b) (74026)

WS 2024/2025
2025-02-13 (16:00-20:00), S25 (GEO) (tbc); 2025-02-20 (16:00-20:00), S25 (GEO) (tbc); 2025-02-27 (16:00-20:00), S25 (GEO) (tbc); 2025-01-10-2025-01-12 (several days)

Vincent Wilkens

Exercise course, 3 ECTS

Please note that "Spatial Ecology" and "Modelling of Spatial Ecological Processes" belong together. 

Block course dates: 10 to 12 January 2025 as well as 13 February 2025, 20  February 2025 and 27 February 2025

Learning Objectives:  Spatial processes play an important role in ecology, e.g. for the persistence of single populations, expansion of invasive species or preservation of species diversity. 

During this module, students should develop a problem-oriented understanding for the essential spatial processes like expansion and they should also develop skills to apply and develop dynamic models.

Course Content: The exercise „Modelling of Spatial Ecological Processes“ covers numerical simulations of spatial processes (e.g. cellular automaton models, species distribution models). The relevant modelling approaches will be applied and discussed.