Welcome
to the Working Group Ecosystem Research
The Working Group Ecosystem Research is part of the Institute of Landscape Ecology (ILÖK) of the University of Münster. We study the structure, function and change of terrestrial ecosystems by using soil and vegetation as integrative key features in landscape ecology. We offer a broad range of courses in vegetation science and physical geography that addresses Bachelor, Master and Diploma students in landscape ecology as well as studens of other disciplines of geosciences.
News
Vacancy: Position in carbon and nutrient dynamics in South Patagonian bogs
[18.03.2013] At the Institute of Landscape Ecology the Working Groups Ecosystem Research and Hydrology are seeking for a project scientist to investigate carbon and nutrient dynamics in South Patagonian bog ecosystems. Further information can be found in the job advertisement
SASCHA-staff moved to new Geo-building
[27.02.2013] The staff of the SASCHA-project of the Working Group Ecosystem Research moved to the new adress Heisenbergstr. 2, 5th floor.
SER Symposium April 2013, University Münster
[26.02.2013] Under the heading “New developments in restoration research and applied ecology”, international young researcher concerned with various field of restoration ecological research and other subjects of applied ecology will meet at the Institute of Landscape Ecology in April 2013 to discuss new topics, recent developments and cooperation perspectives. All students are cordially invited to all talks of the symposium.
For any questions on attendance please contact Valentin Klaus.
Preliminary program
Science at the end of the world
[20.12.2012] The German Research Foundation will fund a 3-year joint on south hemispheric peat bog ecosystems in Tierra del Fuego. The partners are the Working Groups Ecosystem Research (Till Kleinebecker) and Hydrology (Christian Blodau) of the Institute of Landscape Ecology and the Research Group Regional Hydrology (Lars Kutzbach) of Hamburg University. In the interdisciplinary project we will focus on carbon, water and nutrient dynamics of vascular plant- vs. Sphagnum-dominated bogs. In order to do this, we will utilize a broad range of approaches and methods which include gas flux measurements, peat core dating and measurements of the photosynthetic activity as well as field and laboratory experiments.
Successful dissertation!
The Working Group Ecosystem Research congratulates Valentin Klaus on his successful dissertation entitled Relationships between productivity, land-use intensity and plant species richness in agricultural grasslands.
[15.07.2012]
Successful dissertation!
The Working Group Ecosystem Research congratulates Johannes Kamp on his succes
sful dissertation entitled Post-Soviet land-use change and conservation of avian biodiversity across the Eurasian steppe belt.
[28.06.2012]
Conferences
56th IAVS Symposium
26-30 June 2013
Tartu, Estonia
Vegetation patterns and their underlying processes
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