Andreas Rudow: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2020 |
| Name | Mr Andreas Rudow |
| Address | Professur für Waldökologie ETH Zürich, CHN G 76.2 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| Telephone | +41 44 632 32 13 |
| andreas.rudow@env.ethz.ch | |
| URL | http://www.fe.ethz.ch/die-gruppe/personen/person-detail.html?persid=38839 |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
| Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701-0316-00L | Woody Plants of Central Europe | 3 credits | 2G | A. Rudow | |
| Abstract | Trees and shrubs are significant structural elements of forests and landscapes and drivers of several important ecosystem processes. The course builds on the Introduction to Dendrology (Autumn Semester) and provides a wide survey about the woody plant flora of Central Europe as well as an in-depth knowledge of the identification, the ecology and the use of a large palett of selected species. | ||||
| Learning objective | Advanced knowledge of the woody plant species native in Middle Europe. Ability to identify selected species and taxonomic groups as well as ability to decribe and explain their morphological, physiological and ecological characteristics. Practical knowledge of in situ observation of woody plants and a differentiated view on forest ecosystems. | ||||
| Content | Enlargement of the basic knowledge about woody plants on the basis of concrete observations and practical exercises in the classroom as well as on the excursions (building on the course Introduction to Dendrology, Dendrology I). Emphasis on the identification of 160 selected native and introduced tree and shrub species of Central Europe as well as an in-depth knowledge of the mode of life of trees and shrubs and the ecological traits of the 80 most frequent woody plant species (physiology, autecology, synecology, habitat) in the context of current forest and landscape topics. | ||||
| Lecture notes | Rudow, A., 2019: Gehölzpflanzen Mitteleuropas - Folien (in German). Rudow, A., 2019: Dendrologie II - Bestimmungshilfe für 160 einheimische und eingeführte Gehölzarten (in German). Rudow, A., 2019: Dendrologie II - Ökologische Eigenschaften von 80 häufigen einheimischen und eingeführten Gehölzarten (in German). | ||||
| Literature | Aas, G., 2017: Bäume und Sträucher. Bestimmungsschlüssel der Gehölze Mitteleuropas (in German). Steiger, P., 2016: Esche, Espe oder Erle? Pflanzenporträts aller wild wachsenden Gehölze Mitteleuropas (in German). (a broad overview on literature will be given during the course) | ||||
| Prerequisites / Notice | The course is based on 701-0266-00L Introduction into Dendrology (Dendrology I). This or equivalent knowledge is a prerequisite for the course. Half of the course will be held in form of excursions and exercises in the forest (Zurich, Argovia, Alps) and botanical collections. Weatherproof clothes are presupposed. | ||||