6. Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management

6.1. Compulsory Modules

MNB 1 Conservation Biology

MNB 2 Conservation: Cultural, Social, Economic Perspectives

• 300199 VO 2 ECTS Application of social science methodologies in nature conservation
  Maderthaner, Th 12:00-14:00 (10×)
• 300205 VO 3 ECTS Cultural foundations of conservation
  Winiwarter, Fr 08.03. 14:00-15:00, Fr 08.03. 15:00-17:30, Fr 14:00-17:30 (7×)

MNB 3 Conservation Laws and Conventions

• 300670 VO 5 ECTS Legal basics and implementation in nature conservation - with an emphasis on EU Nature Directives
  Ellmauer, Fr 08:30-13:30 (8×)

MNB 4 Conservation Training

• 300174 UE 5 ECTS Conservation training
  Wrbka, Th 07.03. 10:00-11:00

MNB 5 Ecological Restoration

• 300192 UE 2 ECTS Practical Restoration Ecology
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 15:00-16:00

MNB 6 Special Knowledge of Protected Species, Habitats and Landscapes: Species (Diversity, Ecology, Conservation Needs)

• 300173 UE 5 ECTS Species of conservation interest: montane/ alpine Habitats
  Moser, We 06.03. 12:00-13:00
• 300431 UE 5 ECTS Specific knowledge of protected assets: Species of habitats in the foothills zone
  Schulze, Mo 04.03. 14:00-16:00

MNB 7 Special Knowledge of Protected Species, Habitats and Landscapes: Communities, Habitats and Landscapes

• 300238 VO 2 ECTS Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
  Wrbka
• 300242 UE 2 ECTS Habitatmapping - Habitat of cultural landscapes
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 14:00-15:00
• 300635 UE 3 ECTS Ecosystems and Vegetation of natural Landscapes - Fieldcourse Ötschgräben
  Reiter, Th 07.03. 13:00-14:00

6.2. Block of Elective Modules: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

MNB W-1 Management of Protected sites

• 300271 UE+EX 3 ECTS Management of Protected Sites
  Wrbka, We 06.03. 16:00-17:00
• 300474 VO 2 ECTS Management of protected sites - National Parks in Austria- Conservation goals, Management and Perspectives
  Schön, Fr 14:00-16:00 (6×)

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy

MNB W-3 Ex-situ Conservation

• 300614 VO 3 ECTS Importance of Zoos for Conservation of endangered species - Practice-related analysis of the historical development and approach in current programms
  Schwammer, Tu 16:00-18:00 (2×)

MNB W-4 Spatial Analysis and Presentation Techniques

• 300070 VO 3 ECTS Digital Spatial Analysis - VO - Digital Spatial Analysis (GIS / Remote Sensing / Geo-statistics) als instrument of Conservation Biology and applied Landscape Ecology
  Reiter
• 300170 VO 1 ECTS Spatial Analytic Methods in Conservation Biology
  Reiter
• 300171 UE 4 ECTS Exercise to Spatial Analytic Methods in Conservation Biology
  Reiter, Mo 10:00-17:00 (2×), Tu 10:00-17:00 (2×), We 10:00-17:00 (2×), Th 10:00-17:00 (2×), Fr 22.03. 10:00-17:00
• 300345 UE 2 ECTS Application of Geographical Information Systems - Application of Geographical Information Systems, Geo-statistics and Remote Sensing II (for advanced students)
  Reiter, Mo 15.04. 10:00-16:00, Tu 10:00-17:00 (2×), We 10:00-17:00 (2×), Th 10:00-17:00 (2×), Mo 22.04. 10:00-17:00, Fr 26.04. 10:00-17:00

MNB W-5 Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences

• 300309 UE 5 ECTS Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences
  Wrbka, Fr 08.11. 10:00-12:00

MNB W-6 Bioindication