Suchergebnis: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2020

Nummer	Titel	Typ	ECTS	Umfang	Dozierende
Umweltnaturwissenschaften Master
Vertiefung in Wald- und Landschaftsmanagement
Naturwissenschaftliche Grundlagen
701-1613-01L	Advanced Landscape Research	W	5 KP	3G	J. Bolliger, M. Bürgi, U. Gimmi, M. Hunziker
Kurzbeschreibung	This course introduces landscapes as spatially and temporally dynamic entities that are shaped by natural and societal drivers. Concepts and qualitative and quantitative methods to study landscapes from an ecological, societal and historical perspective are presented. In a term paper students work on a landscape-level topic related to current environmental challenges.
Lernziel	The course contains three main topics: 1) landscapes and ecology 2) landscapes and society 3) landscapes as spatially dynamic environments (landscape history, land-change modelling) Students will learn: - about the "landscape" as a multifunctionality, complex spatially dynamic environment for both, humans and organisms - about concepts and methods to quantify structural and functional connectivity in landscapes - to understand the role of landscapes for human well-being - to understand landscapes as perceived environment - about concepts of landscape preference and related methods - about approaches to actively influence attitudes and behavior as well as related scientific evaluation - about various historical sources to study landscapes and their dynamics - to interpret landscapes as a result of ecological constraints and anthropogenic activities. - about concepts and methods in scenario-based land-use change modelling
Inhalt	1. Encompassing concepts and approaches - European Landscape Convention (ELC) - Ecosystem Services (ES): introduction and critical evaluation Thematic topics 2. Ecological approach: - green infrastructure (e.g., ecological conservation areas) - landscape connectivity - landscape genetics and management applications - concepts of specific quantitative methods: least cost paths, resistance surfaces, Circuitscape, networks (Conefor), land-use change models, various statistical methods 3. Social-science approach: - principle of landscape as perceived and connoted environment - theories on landscape preference and place identity - role of landscapes for recreation, health and well-being - intervention approaches for influencing attitudes and related behavior - methods of investigating the human-landscape relationship and evaluating interventions 4. Historical approach: - land use history of Switzerland (agricultural history, forest and woodland history) - historical legacies of land use in landscapes and ecosystems - historic-ecological approaches and applications 5. Land change science: - modelling future land-use (CLUE, other scenario-based models) - landscape functions and services
Skript	Handouts are available for download
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Introductory courses to Landscape Ecology at the Bachelor level
701-1615-00L	Advanced Forest Pathology	W	3 KP	2G	T. N. Sieber
Kurzbeschreibung	In-depth understanding of concepts, insight into current research and experience with methods of Forest Pathology based on selected pathosystems.
Lernziel	To know current biological and ecological research on selected diseases, to be able to comment on it and to understand the methods. To understand the dynamics of selected pathosystems and disturbance processes. To be able to diagnose tree diseases and injuries. To know forest protection strategies and to be able to comment on them.
Inhalt	Stress and disease, virulence and resistance, disease diagnosis and damage assessment, tree disease epidemiology, disease management, ecosystem pathology. Systems (examples): Air pollution and trees, endophytic fungi, mycorrhiza, wood decay, conifer- root rot, Phytophthora diseases, chestnut canker and its hypoviruses, urban trees, complex diseases, emerging diseases
Skript	no script, the ppt-presentations and specific articles will be made available
Literatur	among others: Edmonds, R.L., Agee, J.K., Gara, R.I. (2000): Forest Health and protection. Boston: Mc Graw-hill. Lundquist, J.E., Hamelin, R.C. (2005): Forest Pathology. From genes to landscapes. St. Paul, Minnesota: APS-Press. Tainter, F.H., Baker, F.A. (1996): principles of Forest pathology. New York: Wiley.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	The course is composed of introductory lectures, practical work, discussions and reading. The participants should have basic knowledge in forest pathology (corresponding to the course 701-0563-00 "Wald- und Baumkrankheiten, see teaching book of H. Butin: Tree diseases and disorders, Oxford University Press 1995. 252 pp.).
701-1644-00L	Mountain Forest Hydrology	W	5 KP	3G	J. W. Kirchner
Kurzbeschreibung	This course presents a process-based view of the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and geomorphology of mountain streams. Students learn how to integrate process knowledge, data, and models to understand how landscapes regulate the fluxes of water, sediment, nutrients, and pollutants in streams, and to anticipate how streams will respond to changes in land use, atmospheric deposition, and climate.
Lernziel	Students will have a broad understanding of the hydrological, biogeochemical, and geomorphological functioning of mountain catchments. They will practice using data and models to frame and test hypotheses about connections between streams and landscapes.
Inhalt	Streams are integrated monitors of the health and functioning of their surrounding landscapes. Streams integrate the fluxes of water, solutes, and sediment from their contributing catchment area; thus they reflect the spatially integrated hydrological, ecophysiological, biogeochemical, and geomorphological processes in the surrounding landscape. At a practical level, there is a significant public interest in managing forested upland landscapes to provide a reliable supply of high-quality surface water and to minimize the risk of catastrophic flooding and debris flows, but the scientific background for such management advice is still evolving. Using a combination of lectures, field exercises, and data analysis, we explore the processes controlling the delivery of water, solutes, and sediment to streams, and how those processes are affected by changes in land cover, land use, and climate. We review the connections between process understanding and predictive modeling in these complex environmental systems. How well can we understand the processes controlling watershed-scale phenomena, and what uncertainties are unavoidable? What are the relative advantages of top-down versus bottom-up approaches? How much can "black box" analyses reveal about what is happening inside the black box? Conversely, can small-scale, micro-mechanistic approaches be successfully "scaled up" to predict whole-watershed behavior? Practical problems to be considered include the effects of land use, atmospheric deposition, and climate on streamflow, water quality, and sediment dynamics, illustrated with data from experimental watersheds in North America, Scandinavia, and Europe.
Skript	Handouts will be available as they are developed.
Literatur	Recommended and required reading will be specified at the first class session (with possible modifications as the semester proceeds).

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