Ökophysiologie der Pflanzen - Forschung an der Schnittstelle zwischen Pflanze und Umwelt

What it is about

You work experimentally on plant ecological questions related to climate change. In the end you can develop your own hypotheses, test them experimentally, analyze the collected data, interpret the results, and document and present the findings scientifically.

What you will be able to do

• conduct scientific work in plant ecology
• independently develop hypotheses and test them experimentally
• analyze, interpret and present your own data
• apply plant ecological research methods (e.g. photosynthesis, water balance, stable isotopes, resource allocation, competition/facilitation)
• assess plant responses to changing abiotic and biotic environmental factors

What the module consists of

• SeminarConveying theoretical foundations of the research projects through lectures and short excursions
• ÜbungGroup work to develop and carry out your own research question within a presented project; data collection and analysis

Teaching method

• PräsentationConveying theoretical foundations and presentation of projects
• KurzexkursionenInspection of experimental fields and demonstration of practical aspects
• Gruppenarbeit im Labor/FeldDevelopment and execution of your own experiments in cooperation with scientists
• MessinstrumenteQuantitative capture of plant responses under manipulated environmental conditions