Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods
Biodiversität terrestrischer Arthropoden
6 LPSoSeEN
Voraussetzungen
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For international study programmes and master students module ”41217 General and Applied Ecology” or for BSc students module ”41102 Ecology”. For German study programmes module „14324 Terrestrische Ökologie” or module „41203 Allgemeine Ökologie".
Inhalte
The courses will take students to an ecological field station in Brandenburg for five days during the semesters excursion week. A small fee of 10€ will be collected from all participating students to cover some of the costs. Part "Biodiversity: Lecture" • Terrestrial arthropod taxonomy • Terrestrial arthropod ecology Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" • Threats to terrestrial arthropod biodiversity • Status of terrestrial arthropod biodiversity • Solutions to biodiversity loss in terrestrial arthropod communities Part "Biodiversity: Excursion" • Field methods to sample biodiversity with a focus on terrestrial arthropods • Diagnostic criteria to identify major terrestrial arthropod orders in the field and laboratory
Lernziele
The module Biodiversity of Terrestrial Arthropods provides an overview of the taxonomy and ecology of arthropods in terrestrial ecosystems with a mandatory 5-day excursion during the semesters excursion week and student projects. Part "Biodiversity: Lecture" The lectures introduce the taxonomy of terrestrial invertebrates with diagnostics for major orders and highlight the ecology of selected case taxa. Students will learn about • Phylogenetic relationships of major terrestrial invertebrate orders • Identification and diagnostics of major terrestrial invertebrate orders • Ecology of major terrestrial invertebrate orders Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" The seminars are based on student presentations of an assigned scientific publication focusing on the ecology of selected terrestrial invertebrate taxa. Students will learn about • Interpretation of scientific articles • Ecology of a selected case taxon • Summarizing and presenting scientific results Part "Biodiversity: Excursion" Students will learn: • Ecological field work methods with a focus on biodiversity assessment • Identification of arthropods and use of taxonomic determination keys
Prüfungsleistung
Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" One oral presentation, 25 min + 20 min discussion (50%) Part " Biodiversity: Excursion " One written report summarising the results from the 5-day excursion (50%)
Literatur (1)
- Part "Biodiversity: Lecture" The class is organized as a weekly lecture introducing major orders of terrestrial arthropods. Lecture-like presentations are complemented by discussions. Self-organized work, in particular acquiring more detailed knowledge of the taxonomic groups is required. E-books Piper R, What Insects Do, and Why Schowalter TD, Insect ecology: an ecosystem approach Beutel RG & Friedrich F, Insect morphology and phylogeny Resh VH, Encyclopaedia of insects New TR, Insect species conservation: Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation Samways MJ, Insect diversity conservation Part "Biodiversity: Seminar" A scientific paper focusing on the ecology of a major order of terrestrial invertebrates is assigned to students. The content of the paper will then be presented as an oral presentation in the seminar by the students following the lecture. All seminar topics and material is provided. Part " Biodiversity: Excursion" Students will write a report on an assigned excursion. Participation in these half-day ecological excursions is mandatory. All material for the excursions is provided. E-books Brock PD, Britain's Insects: A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland Santos JC, Measuring arthropod biodiversity: a handbook of sampling methods
Bemerkungen
The courses will take students to an ecological field station in Brandenburg for five days during the semesters excursion week. A small fee of 10 € will be collected from all participating students to cover some of the costs.
Quelle: Modulbeschreibung der BTU · abgerufen 14.10.2026Original