300181 PP Biodiversity of the Krakatau Islands and Java: the importance of natural and human disturbance (2025S)
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Th 06.02.2025 14:00 to Th 20.02.2025 18:00
- Deregistration possible until Sa 15.03.2025 18:00
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 1
Der Feldkurs findet mit Studierenden der Universität Bogor (Java, Indonesien) statt, daher ist Englisch die Sprache während der Feldarbeit. Voraussichtliche Kosten: 1300 Euro (exklusive Flug). Es wird voraussichtlich im Herbst 2025 ein Teil der Kosten zurück erstattet werden können. Geländearbeiten werden voraussichtlich im Ujung-Kulon-Nationalpark, Mount-Halimun-Salak-Nationalpark (beide Java), Way-Kambas-Nationalpark (Sumatra) und auf den Krakatau-Inseln (in der Sundastraße) stattfinden.
max. 6 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Preliminary meeting (obligatory!): 3rd March 2025, 2 p.m., Seminar Room at Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Rennweg 14
Field course in Indonesia: end of August (arrival) to beginning of September 2025 (departure)- Monday 03.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Aims, contents and method of the course
Group 2
Der Feldkurs findet mit Studierenden der Universität Bogor (Java, Indonesien) statt, daher ist Englisch die Sprache während der Feldarbeit. Voraussichtliche Kosten: 1300 Euro (exklusive Flug). Es wird voraussichtlich im Herbst 2025 ein Teil der Kosten zurück erstattet werden können. Geländearbeiten werden voraussichtlich im Ujung-Kulon-Nationalpark, Mount-Halimun-Salak-Nationalpark (beide Java), Way-Kambas-Nationalpark (Sumatra) und auf den Krakatau-Inseln (in der Sundastraße) stattfinden.
max. 6 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Preliminary meeting (obligatory!): 3rd March 2025, 2 p.m, Seminar room at Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, Rennweg 14
Field course in Indonesia: end of August (arrival) to beginning of September 2025 (departure)- Monday 03.03. 14:00 - 15:30 Seminarraum (Fakultätszentrum für Biodiversität) Rennweg EG
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment of tropical biodiversity (model taxa: birds, butterflies, dragonflies, reptiles and amphibians), colonization ecology of volcanic islands, concepts in island biogeography and alternative assembly rules, ecology of succession of animal communities across disturbance gradients.The field course takes place in cooperation with the Agricultural University Bogor (Java, Indonesia). The field work is done in teams together with students from the Indonesian partner university.
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Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment of participants will be based on a written report (Bachelor thesis) (contributes 2/3 to final mark) and a seminar talk (contributes 1/3 to final mark) presenting the results of the conducted research projects.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Submission of the bachelor thesis, oral presentation of results, and achieving an overall grade of at least 4.
Examination topics
Written final report (bachelor thesis), taking into account the guidelines for the preparation of bachelor theses; short seminar talk (max. 10 min.) + subsequent discussion (max. 5 min)
Reading list
Will be provided during the course.
Association in the course directory
BOE 13, BZO 13
Last modified: We 05.03.2025 16:47
The field course takes place in cooperation with the Agricultural University Bogor (Java, Indonesia). The field work is done in teams together with students from the Indonesian partner university.