4. Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management

4.1. Compulsory Modules

MNB 1 Conservation Biology

MNB 2 Conservation: Cultural, Social, Economic Perspectives

MNB 3 Conservation Laws and Conventions

MNB 4 Conservation Training

• 300174 UE Conservation training

MNB 5 Ecological Restoration

• 300192 UE Practical Restoration Ecology

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

• 300058 VO [ en ] Ecology and biogeography of the Alpine Flora
• 300173 UE Species of conservation interest: montane/ alpine Habitats
• 300268 UE Excursions on vegetation ecology - Excursions on Conservation, Vegetation and Landscape Ecolgy in Austria
• 300431 UE Specific knowledge of protected assets: Species of habitats in the foothills zone

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

• 300238 VO Habitatmapping - Assessment of conservation value
• 300242 UE Habitatmapping - Habitat of cultural landscapes
• 300635 UE Ecosystems and Vegetation of natural Landscapes - Fieldcourse Ötschergräben

4.2. Block of Elective Modules: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

MNB W-1 Management of Protected sites

• 300271 UE+EX Management of Protected Sites

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy

• 300341 VO Conservation Politics
• 300343 SE Conservation Politics Seminar

MNB W-3 Ex-situ Conservation

• 300159 VO Conservation Genetics - Konzepte und Anwendungen am Beispiel ausgewählter Arten , z.B. Wölfe, Tiger, Seeadler, Kondore
• 300614 VO Importance of Zoos for Conservation of endangered species - Practice-related analysis of the historical development and approach in current programms

MNB W-4 Spatial Analysis and Presentation Techniques

• 300016 VO VO: Digital Spatial Analysis - Digital Spatial Analysis (GIS / Remote Sensing / Geo-statistics) als instrument of Conservation Biology and applied Landscape Ecology
• 300170 VO Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS
• 300171 UE Spatial analytic methods in Conservation Biology - Introduction to GIS: Exercises
• 300345 UE Application of Geographical Information Systems - Application of Geographical Information Systems, Geo-statistics and Remote Sensing II (for advanced students)

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

• 300309 UE Conservation Related Methodologies of Social, Cultural and Economic Sciences

MNB W-6 Bioindication

• 300104 VO [ en ] Bioindicaton and Biomonitoring
• 300183 UE Practical Course in bioindication and monitoring