Grundlagen der Geobotanik (Geobotanik I) - Wintersemester
Inhalt: Biologische und ökologische Grundlagen: Art, Artbildung,
Flora, Arealbegriff, Disjunktionen, Endemismus, Strahlungs- und Wasserhaushalt.
Vegetationskundliche Begriffe (Konkurrenz, Pflanzengesellschaft, Assoziation,
Charakterart usw.), Vegetationszonen der Erde, vegetationsökologische Methoden,
Vegetationskartierung, Vegetationsdynamik, Natürlichkeitskriterien, potenzielle
natürliche Vegetation. Angewandte Vegetationskunde (Standortindikation,
Zeigerwerte, Wald im Klimawandel, Wald u. Wild, Naturschutz).
The lecture lays the foundation for understanding the
associations of plants. The goal is to introduce the essential terms,
definitions and concepts of geobotany to the students and to point
out in which fields geobotany is applied today (e.g. study of
habitats, nature conservation, forest wildlife issues, change of
vegetation due to immissions, global climate change). Key terms are:
species concept, biogeography, radiation budget, water regime of
plants, plan-plant-interactions, vegetation zones of the world,
methods of phytosociology, vegetation dynamics, naturalness of
vegetation, potential natural vegetation. In contrast to the
traditional concept of lectures, the students prepare the respective
topics independently guided by a particularly designed textbook;
during the actual lectures the topic will be studied thoroughly with
questions, discussions, explanations and additional information.
Vegetation Mitteleuropas (Geobotanik II) - Sommersemester
The lecture will present a systematic synopsis of the plant communities of
Central Europe. The forest communities will be the main focus. Due to time
constraints grassland communities will be roughly summarized, alpine types of
vegetation will be covered more in depth. The discussion about the individual
communities will include the following questions: Which species or what
combination of species will distinguish the different communities, what is their
‘floristic finger-print’? What combinations of environmental factors determine
the selection of exactly these species, what type of habitat is indicated by
this community? How can the naturalness of the community be assessed in general
and in detail for individual populations? What options of utilization do the
populations of these communities offer? What type of threats do possible uses
present to the ecosystem? What potentials do the individual populations offer
for further development? It is the goal to connect the synopsis of the variety
of species combinations with the options of utilization and assessment,
preferably illustrated by Central European forest communities.
Vegetation der Tropen und Subtropen - Wintersemester
Inhalt: Grundzüge der Vegetationsverbreitung in den Tropen und
Subtropen: mediterranoide Vegetation, evergreen broadleaved forest ecosystems,
Steppen- und Wüstenvegetation, trockenkahle Wälder, tropische Regenwälder.
Mittelmeergebiet, Nord- und Südafrika, Kanaren, Australien, SO-Asien, Borneo
Vorgestellt werden die Vegetationstypen, ihre Artenzusammensetzung, Geschichte,
die bisherige und heutige Nutzung sowie Zukunftsoptionen der Landnutzung.
The ecosystems of the tropics and the sub-tropics are an
important potential for land use in these regions; however, they are
often threatened by overuse. The goal of the lecture is to impart a
survey of the basic subtropic-tropic ecosystems, their environmental
conditions, their use and degree of endangering. The students shall
learn to understand and appreciate ecosystems (in this case with
emphasis on vegetation types) on a global scale as important
resource for sustainable land use. Ecosystems of concern are:
mediterranean sclerophylous vegetation and their phases of
degradation, arid regions of the subtropics and tropics, evergreen
broadleaved forests of the subtropics, deciduous open woodlands/savanna,
tropical rainforest including its different altitude. Regions:
Central Sahara, Canary Islands, Southern Africa including the Cape
region, Australia, China, Borneo.
Vegetation und Landnutzung Chinas - Wintersemester
China is a large country with a cultural tradition of more than six
thousand years. There is a wide variety of ecosystems, and these
ecosystems are increasingly influenced by man. The main ecosystems of
the flat, hilly or montaneous eastern part of China are presented:
steppe vegetation of the inner part of China, deciduous forests of the
temperate zone, evergreen broadleaved forests as well as tropical and
monsoon forests, and the vegetation and land use differentiation in
mountain areas (including high mountain coniferous forests). The
utilization of landscape is in the focus of this lecture. Land
devastation problems and restoration options are discussed as well as
new strategies in agriculture and forestry. Is recent land use
sustainable? Or how can it changed to become sustainable? Case studies,
which will be examined in depth, are the Loess Plateau of north-west
China, the Qing-Ling-Mountains and other smaller mountains,
south-eastern China and the island of Taiwan (for comparison : parts of
Japan). The most important agricultural and forest species are discussed
in detail.
Biodiversity and Protected Habitats - Sommersemester
1. Wildlife management principles; 2. Species action plans; 3.
Wildlife management plans; 4. Relevant international conventions; 5.
National laws and wildlife consevation; 6. Cultural dimensions in
wildlife management; 7. Community based wildlife management.
Nature Conservation and Ecotourism - Sommersemester
Nature based tourism and ecotourism; economics of ecotourism;
ecotourism and regional planning; tourist expectations and visitor
programmes; show cases; minimization of negative impacts of tourism.
Geobotanische Übungen - Sommersemester
The "Exercises in Geobotany" offer hands on training for the theoretical
aspects of the lectures geobotany I and II. The phytosociological method of
vegetation survey will be applied in case studies in the field, the analysis of
the data will be conducted exemplary with traditional and modern methods. The
major forest types of Central Europe are introduced with actual examples in
Southern Bavaria (from Freising to the northern edge of the Alps): e.g. beech
forests, acid soil beech forests, oak-hornbeam forests, black elder paludal
forests, snow heather-pine forests, mixed montane forests on the Alps’ northern
edge, spruce forests, peatland and boulder field forests. The students shall
learn how to record actual communities, how to classify them in a
floristic-sociological manner and how to assess them concerning forest and land
use as well as nature conservation.
Geobotanische Übungen für Fortgeschrittene und Interdisziplinäre
Exkursionen - Sommersemester
Exercises in Geobotany II is directed towards students, who have a basic
knowledge of geobotany and are interested in deepening this knowledge. The focus
of these exercises are ecosystems outside Bavaria (changing anually), which are
well-suited for the illustration and examination of ecosystemic correlations.
For example: The recording of forest type structures in the primeval forest of
Bialowieza (East-Poland), comparing commercial forests and primeval forests can
be used to deduce important processes of forest type development (utilized vs.
unused). The Canary Islands offer important sub-tropic ecosystems in immediate
neighborhood and allow a combined floristic climatological analysis. Alpine
ecosystems in the limestone or silicate Alps are a rewarding destination with
Munich being the German university town closest to the Alps. Boreal forest
ecosystems can be visited in Northern Finland including visiting National Park
and getting experience in ecotourism.
Bachelor-Projekt - Sommersemester
Bachelor-Projekte werden in verschiedenen Bereichen der näheren
Umgebung von Freising angeboten, z. B. Optimierung der Waldfunktionen in
einem stadtnahen Waldgebiet-Isarauen bei Freising oder
vegetationskundliche, standortkundliche und Waldbauliche Analyse der
Wälder im Universitätswald Landshut.
Leitung des Moduls Leben über der Waldgrenze - Vorlesung und
Exkursion - Sommersemester
Vorlesung „Leben über der Waldgrenze - Pflanzen, Tiere, Ökosysteme"
( (Prof. Dr. Anton Fischer, Prof. Dr. R. Schopf, Dr. A.
Gruppe): Daten und Fakten zu den Alpen, Pflanzengesellschaften der
alpinen bis nivalen Stufe, . Anpassung an einen extremen
Lebensraum, Pflanze-Tier-Interaktionen, Inneralpine Trockeninseln, Alpen
& global climate change, Einfluss einer "wandernden"
Waldgrenze, alpine Fauna im internationalen Vergleich.
Exkursion in die alpine Stufe der Alpen: "Leben über der Waldgrenze:
Pflanzen, Tiere, Ökosysteme im Vergleich Kalkalpen-
Silikatalpen (alle genannten Dozenten): die Exkursion geht zu 2 gebieten
in den Alpen: einmal Kalkalpen, einmal Silikatalpen, jeweils
alpine Stufe. Untersucht werden schwerpunktmäßig die Rasengesellschaften
und Schneebodengesellschaften sowie der
Waldgrenzökoton. Zoologischer Schwerpunkt: Arthropoden und Wirbeltiere.
Aufgesucht werden vergleichbare Standorte, die such
nur im Ausgangsgestein unterscheiden.
Auswirkungen von "Global Change" auf die
Vegetation - Sommersemester
Wissen, um Auswirkungen von Klimaänderungen
in natürlichen Systemen - hier Vegetation - festzustellen; künftige
Veränderungen und ihre
ökologischen und sozioökonomischen Folgen abzuschätzen; Befähigung,
Datenreihen statistisch zu analysieren und zu interpretieren.
Vegetation Ecology
Theory and definition of "biotope", preparation of outline maps using
GIS, biotope mapping in field work, field data analysis and proposal for
landscape management measures; requirements on landscape planning at different
planning levels; criteria and methods for investigating and assessing different
landscape functions: soil, water, air, climate, flora and fauna, visual
landscape; special role of vegetation and biotopes as indicators for planning
purposes; objectives, evaluation methods and concepts of sustainable land use
planning with special regard to forest ecosystems; role of public participation
and indigenous knowledge in land use planning. Insight in different fields of
application such as Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), watershed management
and management of protected sites.
Praktikum Waldökosystemmanagement
Das Modul behandelt praktische waldbauliche Probleme. Im Zuge einer
Jahresbetriebsplanung werden Planungen aus produktions-, investitions-
und entscheidungstheoretischer Sicht vorgenommen, unter Berücksichtigung
der Verjüngung, der Holzverwertung, des Naturschutzes, der
Arbeitstechnik und der Jagd.
Praktische Naturschutzaspekte (Bioindikatoren) sowie die gesetzlichen
Vorgaben (v.a. EU-Recht) werden theoretisch und anhand eines
Beispielforstes vermittelt. Am Beispiel des Opportunitätskosten-Begriffs
werden Möglichkeiten der ökonomischen Bewertung von
Naturschutzleistungen vorgestellt und diskutiert.
(zusammen mit Prof. Dr. Thomas Knoke, Prof. Dr. Reinhard Mosandl,
Dr. Sebastian Höllerl
Moose und Flechten - Ökologie, Systematik und Bestimmung
Veranstaltungen in den Ringvorlesungen: Management of
Human-Nature-Technology Systems, Forschungsmethoden der Ökologie und
Evolution,
Biodiversität und
Biogeographie
Zum aktuellen Vorlesungsverzeichnis geht es hier:
https://campus.tum.de/
