Species introduction and management of biodiversity in restoration projects

SER Summer School Restoration Ecology 2009

University of Münster - Germany  |  29th of June - 3rd of July 2009

Programme

last change  |  26th of June 2009
programme download  |  pdf 46KB

 Sunday  |  28th of June 2009
from 19:00 on
arrival  |  get-together
 Monday  |  29th of June 2009
 09:00 - 09:15
Welcome
 09:15 - 10:00
General introduction to restoration ecology
Prof. Dr. Rudy van Diggelen, University of Antwerp, Belgium
 10:00 - 10:45
Restoration and ethics
Dr. Jac. A.A. Swart, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
 10:45 - 11:15coffee break
 11:15 - 12:00
Restoring wet grasslands by mowing and diaspore transfer with hay
Prof. Dr. Norbert Hölzel, University of Münster, Germany
 12:00 - 12:45
Grazing as a tool in restoration
Dr. Carsten Eichberg, University of Trier/Darmstadt, Germany
 12:45 - 13:30
lunch
 13:30 - 19:30
wet meadows of the Münsterland
field trip
 20:00welcome dinner  |  Humboldt-Haus
 Tuesday  |  30th of June 2009
 09:00 - 10:30
Multivariate statistics in restoration ecology I
Dr. Ilona Leyer, University of Marburg, Germany
 10:30 - 11:00
coffee break
 11:00 - 12:30
Multivariate statistics in restoration ecology II
Dr. Ilona Leyer, University of Marburg, Germany
 12:30 - 13:30
lunch
 13:30 - 15:00
Multivariate statistics in restoration ecology III
Dr. Ilona Leyer, University of Marburg, Germany
 15:00 - 18:00
Rieselfelder  |  Natura 2000-bird sanctuary
field trip
 18:00 - 20:30
students' presentations
 afterwards
get-together in town
 Wednesday  |  1st of July 2009
 09:00 - 09:45
Effects of habitat fragmentation on restoration prospects
Prof Dr. Martin Diekmann, University of Bremen, Germany
 09:45 - 10:30
Large scale grazing systems
Prof. Dr. Gert Rosenthal, University of Kassel, Germany
 10:30 - 11:00
coffee break
 11:00 - 11:45
Reintroduction of plant species to acidified grass- and heathlands
Dr. Roland Bobbink, BEWARE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
 11:45 - 12:30
lunch
 12:30 - 19:00
Restoration of rivers, floodplains and pasture landscapes -
The river Lippe near Soest

field trip
 19:00 - 20:30
students' presentations
 20:30
get-together in town
 Thursday  |  2nd of July 2009
 09:00 - 09:45
The role of seed banks and germination in restoration
Prof. Dr. Kai Jensen, University of Hamburg
 09:45 - 10:30
The role of seed provenance in restoration
Dr. Armin Bischoff, INHP, Angers, France
 10:30 - 11:00
coffee break
 11:00 - 11:45
Long-distance dispersal in cultural landscapes – evidence from coal mines
Dr. Anita Kirmer, University of Applied Sciences Bernburg, Germany
 11:45 - 12:30
Evaluation of plant species transfer methods
Prof. Dr. Kathrin Kiehl, University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Germany
 12:30 - 13:30
lunch
 13:30 - 19:00
Calcareous grasslands and limestone quarries in the Tecklenburger Land
field trip
 19:00 - 23:00
students' presentations
 20:30
get-together in town
 Friday  |  3rd of July 2009
 09:00 - 09:45
Restoration management in degraded fens and bogs
Dr. Alfons Smolders, Nijmegen University, The Netherlands
 09:45 - 10:30
Counteracting atmospheric nutrient deposition in heathlands
Prof. Dr. Werner Härdtle, University of Lüneburg, Germany
 10:30 - 11:00
coffee break
 11:00 - 11:45
Plant-animal interactions in restoration pollination as a key process
PD. Dr. Michael Kuhlmann, Natural History Museum, London
 11:45 - 12:30
Restoring faunal communities – dispersal as a key factor
PD Dr. Thomas Fartmann, University of Münster, Germany
 12:30 - 13:30
lunch
 13:30 - 19:00
Bog restoration - The Campemoor at Naturpark Dümmer
field trip
 19:30
farewell dinner  |  Schlossgarten