myStudy - Leuphana Universität Lüneburg

Dates

single appointment | Mo, 20.04.2026, 16:00 - Mo, 20.04.2026, 17:00 | C 12.010 Seminarraum | Preliminary meeting with assignment of topics for the presentations

single appointment | Fr, 08.05.2026, 08:15 - Fr, 08.05.2026, 15:00 | C 12.009 Seminarraum

single appointment | Fr, 08.05.2026, 15:00 - Su, 10.05.2026, 17:45 | C 13.107 Labor

Curriculum context

Module

53820000 Basic Concepts of Ecology

Assessment

Cross course module assessment:
[28901] Basic Concepts of Ecology

Form of assessment

Combined academic performance

Examiner

Sylvia Haider

Elements of assessment:

Test on the contents of the lecture and the lab exercises (July 6th, 2026) (40%)
Lab report (for one out of the four lab exercises) (30%)
Oral presentation (during your chosen field exercise course) (30%)

Dates

Date of assessment: Friday, 07.08.2026
Resit date: No resit date will be offered to this assessment, because it is didactically inseparably connected with one of the associated courses. A resit will only be possible, if the module is available again.

Notices

The written test (in person) will take place on July 6th, 2026 during the usual lecture time. For the field exercise you have to prepare an oral presentation. Additionally, you have to submit one lab report until August 7th, 2026, 23:59 pm. | Anzeige von Anmeldebeginn und -ende systembedingt. Selbständige Anmeldung nur zum Prüfungstermin und nicht zum Wiederholungstermin möglich.

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Organizational information

Type of course

Exercise

planned way of execution

Vollständig Präsenz

Hours per week per semester

Registration process

central procedure for assignment of remaining places (with participant limit)

Maximum number of participants

Registration

Lottery procedure

central procedure for assignment of remaining places (with participant limit)

Time period

Registration ends 07.4.2026 at 23:59 h

Persons

Teaching staff

Joice Klipel

Content

Language of instruction

Englisch

Native Title

Field Exercise 2 - Introduction to Ecology (for GESS)

Tags

Sustainability-oriented

Content and concept

Please note that the field exercises do not only differ in dates, but also in their topics and the study locations. For some exercises you will have to stay overnight, and for some exercises you need a bicycle.

You will learn basic field methods of vegetation ecology at different forest sites (setting up study plots, creating a vegetation survey, collecting leaf samples and measuring functional leaf characteristics).
With the help of this data, you will gain insights into different scales of biodiversity and the topic of functional ecology as a basis for understanding ecosystem functions and services.
Data analysis is carried out using the statistical program R.

Objective

Students will learn to conduct vegetation surveys and measure plant functional traits to better understand biodiversity at varying scales.

Other

There is a preliminary session on a Monday 20 April (16h with information on how this exercise is planned and the logistics. Please make sure you attend this preparatory meeting (Vorbesprechung).

IMPORTANT: The module consists of the lecture, the lab exercises and the field exercises. If you are accepted into this course, you will automatically be assigned to a lab exercise; however, you must register for the lecture separately.

Evaluation

An evaluation was registered for this course

Further information on teaching evaluation: https://www.leuphana.de/en/teaching/quality-management/feedback-instruments.html