Conversation Biology Lecture

Module Responsibility: Nadja Simons & Malte Jochum

Language of instruction: English

The lecture introduces the basics of conservation biology, based on the book by Cardinale, Primack & Murdoch:

Introduction & State of our planet
Biodiversity Concepts & measurement
Global patterns & drivers of biodiversity
Biodiversity & ES & values of biodiversity
Extinction (Red List, Drivers, Monitoring)
Habitat Loss, Fragmentation, Degradation
Land use
Ecological Economics (Guest speaker)
Invasive Species
Species-level conservation
Climate Change
Landscape-scale conservation
Conservation & Colonialism (Guest speaker)

In the seminar standard concepts of conservation biology and conservation practice are discussed. Teams of 2 students prepare the topics and lead the discussion within the course.