PD Dr. Matthias Schleuning, matthias.schleuning@senckenberg.de, Phone +49 69-7542 1892
Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller, thomas.mueller@senckenberg.de, Phone +49 69-7542 1889
Module information
The module addresses key questions in ecology, especially how
species coexist in ecosystems, determine animal movements, and how biodiversity
is distributed across the Earth. Community ecology is concerned with
interactions between species in ecosystems. Movement ecology studies drivers
and consequences of animal movements. Macroecology investigates large-scale
patterns of biodiversity. Knowledge gained in these fields is relevant for
conservation biology, e.g. to maintain ecosystem services such as seed
dispersal through animal movements and protect biodiversity hotspots globally. The
introductory lecture to the module gives an overview of basic ecological concepts
and their applications in conservation biology. Study design and analysis of
ecological data are taught in a two-week statistics practical (with the programming
language R). Participants will use their new statistical knowledge in a practice
of movement ecology and macroecology, e.g. in models of animal movements and
projections of species distributions under climate change. During fieldwork
practical, participants record interactions between birds and fruiting plants and
use these data for statistical comparisons along a land-use gradient. The
results of the individual student projects are put into the context of current
debates in conservation biology. Participants will also gain insights into ongoing
projects of our research groups at the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate
Research Centre (SBiK-F).
Time slot of the module- second half of the summer semester
Number of participants - 12
Special features - The module can be performed wholly or partly in English upon agreement with students.
Homepages of the working groups
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