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leader and module staff:) N.N.
Module information
Biodiversity
on Earth is under considerable threat due to land use and climate change. We
are in the midst of the 6th global mass extinction, and the epoch we live in is
therefore called the Anthropocene. One of the most significant challenges of
our time is to use resources while preserving biodiversity. A central aim of
conservation biology is to develop concepts and find solutions to achieve this
goal. The “Conservation Biology" module includes lectures and seminars to
transfer factual knowledge about conservation biology. This module includes the
topics of introduction to conservation biology as a scientific discipline,
basics of biodiversity research, the value of and threats to biodiversity,
instruments for the conservation of biodiversity, national and international
legal bases for nature conservation and methods for nature conservation
assessment. As a supplement to the lecture and seminar, the module also
consists of exercises as an integrative combination of theoretical transfer of
factual knowledge and practical testing and consolidation. The focus of the
courses is on applying and implementing theoretical knowledge to answer nature
conservation questions. This knowledge includes formulating nature conservation
questions, developing a suitable study concept, collecting relevant data, and evaluating
and interpreting. The results are discussed in nature conservation management
for biodiversity conservation and with relevant stakeholders (e.g. land users).
Deadwood is a highly diverse habitat crucial in maintaining diversity in forest ecosystems (Foto: Alfred Schiener).
Time slot of the module – first half of the summer semester
Dr. Sabrina Schiwy
Biologicum, Campus Riedberg
Flügel C, Raum3.318
Max-von-Laue-Str. 13
60438 Frankfurt am Main
F +49 69 798-42173
Office hour:
by arrangement
E-Mail schiwy@bio.uni-frankfurt.de
Sandra Luckert
Biozentrum, Campus Riedberg
Gebäude N 101, Raum 1.07
Max-von-Laue-Str. 9
60438 Frankfurt am Main
T +49 69 798-46475
F +49 69 798-46470
Office hours:
Tuesday and thursday from 12-14 o'clock and by arrangement
E-Mail pabio2@bio.uni-frankfurt.de