Chair for Zoology and Animal Ecology
Research
The Chair of Zoology and Animal Ecology sees itself as a link between applied research and the planning application of relevant research results. In addition to imparting relevant skills to future practitioners, we advise decision-makers and conduct applied research. Since 2014, the impact of renewable energies on biodiversity and development strategies for the design of mitigation and compensation measures for infrastructure planning have been research priorities.
Particular emphasis is placed on the following fields:
- Impact assessment of compensatory measures in the context of approval planning
- Effects of renewable energy production on fauna
- Investigation concerning the effect of disturbances caused by construction, operation and recreation on animal species
- Designing maintenance measures for maximum success with regard to the respective target species
- Determination of practical ecological threshold values
Teaching
The teaching focuses on method-oriented project studies in the field of landscape planning and nature conservation, the transfer of zoological basics relevant to planning, the imparting of knowledge regarding forms in the faunistic field, and the planning conclusions from aspects of environmental law. We are counterpart for applied research and development in the fields of renewable energies in connection with faunistic questions, planning instruments in the range of landscape planning, optimisation of land use strategies with regard to faunistic biodiversity. In addition to bachelor's and master's theses, we solicit third-party funding from the federal government as well as Bavarian ministries and companies to qualify doctoral students.
Director
Research topics
- Impact assessment of compensatory measures in the context of licence planning
- Impact of renewable energy production on fauna
- Investigation into the effects of disturbances caused by construction, operation and recreation on animal species
- Design of maintenance measures for maximum success for the respective target species
- Determination of practical ecological threshold values
- Ornithological questions in the range of field ornithology and zoogeography