Harald Bugmann: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2023 |
| Name | Prof. Dr. Harald Bugmann |
| Field | Waldökologie |
| Address | Inst. f. Terrestrische Oekosysteme ETH Zürich, CHN G 76.1 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 32 39 |
| Fax | +41 44 632 13 58 |
| harald.bugmann@env.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.fe.ethz.ch |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Full Professor |
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| 701-0029-00L | Environmental Systems II | 3 credits | 2V | A. Patt, H. Bugmann, N. Gruber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | The lecture provides a science-based exploration of three important environmental systems: Inland waters, forest, and of food systems. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | The students are able to explain important functions of the three environmental systems, to discuss critical drivers, trends and conflicts of their use and to compare potential solutions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Aquatic ecosystems and their function, water use and its impact, water pollution and water treatment, water and health, water technologies, water & energy. Forests and agroforest systems, trends and drivers of land use changes, sustainable forest management. The main functions, trends and challenges of agricultural and food systems are discussed based on the four dimensions of food security (availability, access, utilization of food and stability of the food systems). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Lecture notes or other documentation are provided by instructors and accessible via moodle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 701-0561-00L | Forest Ecology | 3 credits | 2V | H. Bugmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course conveys the basics of forest ecology with an emphasis on trees as those organisms that dominate the physiognomy and the dynamics of forest ecosystems. Based on this course, students have a good grasp of the qualitative and quantitative importance of forest ecosystems at the global and regional scales, with a focus on central Europe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Students are able to - summarize the fundamentals of forest ecology at the autecological, demecological and synecological level - explain how trees dominate the physiognomy and dynamics of forest ecosystems - describe the qualitative and quantitative importance of forest ecosystems at the global and regional scales, with an emphasis on central Europe and Alpine region. Overall, the competences of process understanding, system understanding, modeling, concept development and data analysis & interpretation are taught and examined in this course. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Content | Introduction and overview of the forests of the world Forest ecosystem ecology: Production ecology of forests Autecology: light, temperature, wind, water, and nutrients Demecology: regeneration ecology, forest growth, mortality Synecology: fundamentals of trophic interactions (forest-ungulate interactions), succession | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | Handouts are available for download from https://fe.ethz.ch/studium/lehrmaterialien/bachelor/waldoekologie.html. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | Kimmins, J.P., 2004. Forest Ecology. Third ed., Pearson-Prentice Hall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The contents of the following courses of the 2nd year of the USYS BSc are required: Pedosphere, Hydrosphere, Fundamentals of biology and ecology, Introduction to dendrology (knowledge of European tree species). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 701-1691-00L | Colloquium Forest and Landscape Management | 0 credits | 1.5K | H. Bugmann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | This course is geared towards outreach and dissemination of research results to Swiss forest practitioners. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Exchange platform between forest science and forest practitioners, geared towards Swiss stakeholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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