Heike Lischke: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2019 |
| Name | Frau Dr. Heike Lischke |
| Adresse | WSL Zürcherstr. 111 Dynamische Makroökologie 8903 Birmensdorf ZH SWITZERLAND |
| Telefon | 044 739 25 33 |
| Fax | 044 739 22 15 |
| heike.lischke@usys.ethz.ch | |
| Departement | Umweltsystemwissenschaften |
| Beziehung | Dozentin |
| Nummer | Titel | ECTS | Umfang | Dozierende | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-1677-00L | Quantitative Vegetation Dynamics: Models from Tree to Globe | 3 KP | 3G | H. Bugmann, H. Lischke, B. Rohner | |
| Kurzbeschreibung | This course provides hands-on experience with models of vegetation dynamics across temporal and spatial scales. The underlying principles, assets and trade-offs of the different approaches are introduced, and students work in a number of small projects with these models to gain first-hand experience. | ||||
| Lernziel | Students will - be able to understand, assess and evaluate the fundamental properties of dynamic systems using vegetation models as case studies - obtain an overview of dynamic modelling techniques from the individual plant to the global level - understand the basic assumptions of the various model types, which dictate the skill and limitations of the respective model - be able to work with such model types on their own - appreciate the methodological basis for impact assessments of future climate change and other environmental changes on ecosystems. | ||||
| Inhalt | Models of individuals - Deriving single-plant models from inventory measurements - Plant models based on 'first principles' Models at the stand scale - Simple approaches: matrix models - Competition for light and other resources as central mechanisms - Individual-based stand models: distance-dependent and distance-independent Models at the landscape scale - Simple approaches: cellular automata - Dispersal and disturbances (windthrow, fire, bark beetles) as key mechanisms - Landscape models Global models - Sacrificing local detail to attain global coverage: processes and entities - Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) - DGVMs as components of Earth System Models | ||||
| Skript | Handouts will be available in the course and for download | ||||
| Literatur | Will be indicated at the beginning of the course | ||||
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | - Basic training in modelling and systems analysis - Good knowledge of general ecology, vegetation dynamics, and forest systems | ||||