6. Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management

6.1. Compulsory Modules

MNB 1 Conservation Biology

MNB 2 Conservation: Cultural, Social, Economic Perspectives

• 300199 VO Application of social science methodologies in nature conservation
• 300205 VO Cultural foundations of conservation

MNB 3 Conservation Laws and Conventions

• 300670 VO Legal basics and implementation in nature conservation - with an emphasis on EU Nature Directives

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)

• 300173 UE Species of conservation interest: montane/ alpine Habitats
• 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 Ötschgräben

6.2. Block of Elective Modules: Conservation Biology and Biodiversity

MNB W-1 Management of Protected sites

• 300271 UE+EX Management of Protected Sites
• 300474 VO Management of protected sites - National Parks in Austria- Conservation goals, Management and Perspectives

MNB W-2 Conservation Policy

MNB W-3 Ex-situ Conservation

• 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

• 300070 VO Digital Spatial Analysis - VO - 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
• 300171 UE Exercise to Spatial Analytic Methods in Conservation Biology
• 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