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The Canary Islands are a great place to study how environment, geography and geology shape plant communities. This excursion will bring students to the island of Tenerife. We will visit all major plant communities and vegetation to get a broad and comprehensive understanding of the vegetation, climate, geology, biogeography, and land‐use practices. The two‐week long field trip to the island of Tenerife will teach advanced principles of plant adaptations, climate and vegetation zones, island biology, land‐use change, and conservation. Students will learn how to identify the local flora and sample vegetation in a subtropical climate. Seminar topics will put the Canary Island’s biota into a broader evolutionary and biogeographical context and discuss topics in more detail. Limited spaces available.

Compulsory planning meeting: Friday 28th October 2016 10 am FSR 1.4 (Seminar room in Büsgenweg 1, 1st floor)

Fakultät für Forstwissenschaften und Waldökologie 2017; MSc Biodiversität, Ökologie und Evolution; Master of International Nature Conservation

Credits /SWS: 6 C/4 SWS
Language: English
Prospective dates: 27th March – 08th April 2017 Maximum number of students: 15
Kontakt:

Dr. Amanda Taylor amanda.taylor@uni‐goettingen.de;
Dr. Patrick Weigelt pweigel@uni‐goettingen.de;
Dr. Katja Rembold katja.rembold@forst.uni‐goettingen.de; Prof. Dr. Holger Kreft hkreft@uni‐goettingen.de

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Costa Rica – the Central American country named by Columbus “Rich Coast” – did not prove to be rich in precious metals but is indeed wealthy in terms of natural treasures. Located between Panama in the South and Guatemala in the North, bordering the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Costa Rica hosts a variety of different tropical ecological zones and forest landscapes. Widely known for its rich biodiversity and strong conservation efforts, 26% of its land is currently under protection. Among the Central American States, Costa Rica has the highest standard of living. At the same time the country’s agricultural sector is famous for its cash-crop production – principally pineapple, banana and coffee – with all the ecological and social impacts of an intensive plantation economy.

The 2017 excursion will particularly focus on biodiversity as the economic basis for agriculture, forestry, tourism and all subsequent economic sectors. In cooperation with the Tecnologico de Costa Rica the organizers have developed a two-week study tour to a variety of producers, processors and projects, demonstrating the diversity of land- and resource-use systems in Costa Rica – from large to small scale, from intensive to extensive, from collective to individual. The excursion thus aims at a deeper understanding of transforming biodiversity into economic wealth.

More Information here: Costa Rica Excursion Announcement