Our research group deals with ecology at different spatial scales, from small-scale interactions to biogeography. Our research focuses on the structure and function of ecosystems with regard to agriculture, nature conservation, invasive species and water-land interactions. Current publications.

The team consists of experts in biology, environmental and forest sciences and landscape ecology and is dedicated to both basic and applied research.

We teach students of environmental sciences (Bachelor and Master of Science), teacher training in biology (Bachelor and Master of Education), humans and the environment (Bachelor of Science) and in the basic subject of conservation biology (two-subject Bachelor). Our courses cover a wide range of topics in biology, from agroecology to zoological identification exercises. Click here for current theses.