831400 Biodiversity crisis – climate crisis
- Type
- Lecture and seminar
- Semester hours
- 2
- Lecturer (assistant)
- Organisation
- Offered in
- Wintersemester 2022/23
- Languages of instruction
- Englisch
- Content
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Biodiversity decline and anthropogenic climate change are endangering livelihoods globally and are among the biggest challenges humanity has had to face. In this seminar the following topics will be discussed:
-Definition, quantification and development of biodiversity
-Causes for biodiversity decline
-Interdependence of biodiversity and climate change
-Lessons from previous mass extinction events
-Possible solutions
- Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)
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-Overview over established and recent research in the field of climate change biology
-Develop oral presentation and scientific discussion skills.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.