LAWI100132 Field trip in biodiversity and ecosystem services

Type
course with continuous assessment
Semester hours
1
Lecturer (assistant)
Radinger-Peer, Verena , Nopp-Mayr, Ursula , Hainz-Renetzeder, Christa
Organisation
Landscape Development, Recreation and Conservation Planning
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Deutsch
Content

After successfully completing this module, students can explain concepts of ecosystem services and are able to describe support, regulation, production and cultural services. They will be able to explain the underlying assessment methods for ecosystem services, trade-offs between different utilization demands and thus the implications for biodiversity. In addition, they have knowledge of possible land use conflicts and their possible solutions. They can explain the complexity of preserving and restoring ecosystems and are familiar with concepts for preserving and restoring ecosystems and their services through the use of green-blue infrastructures.
Graduates of this module are able to apply simple methods for mapping and evaluating biodiversity and downstream ecosystem services in the field. From this, they can derive and implement biodiversity-promoting measures in the planning of cultural landscapes. They can also use simple measuring instruments correctly.

The course is divided into a lecture and a seminar part. The block lecture is designed as a lecture series. In the seminar part, mapping and evaluation of biodiversity and downstream ecosystem services are carried out in the field.
Previous knowledge expected

together with seminar
Attendance of lectures from previous semesters related to ecology, biodiversity and recreation planning.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Graduates of this module have the competence to recognize ecosystem services in the landscape. Based on mapping and data analysis, they can evaluate and select beneficial and restorative measures at different levels such as biodiversity, organism groups and ecosystem services.
Graduates of this module have methodological competence, networked and process-oriented thinking and can independently apply simple field methods.
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.