Introduction to the biology, systematics and ecology of the important fungal groups. The participants will study primarily fungal materials that they collect during field excursions or that they isolate in the laboratory.

Botanical excursions to Lower Engiadina providing extended systematic-botanical knowledge

Plant diversity: Mosses, ferns, gymnospers, and overview of angiosperms with selected families; introduction to morphology, systematics, and ecological significance of these groups.Animal diversity: Understanding the most important animal groups in their ecological and phylogenetic context; the correlation between animal form and function.

Introduction to analysis of morphological characters of flowering plants used for identification of families and species. Field excursions to selected sites in the Swiss Mittelland.

Introduction to analysis of morphological characters of flowering plants used for identification of families and species. Field excursions to selected sites in the Swiss Mittelland.

The participants will be introduced to the species diversity and morphology of basidio- and ascomycetes, learn how fungi are collected for scientific purposes and how they are determined by macroscopic and microscopic characters using specialist literature.The course starts with introductory lectures on the treated fungal groups and exercises in fungal microscopy.

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4 blocks of practical laboratory work. Learning of experimental lab skills and lab research in all varieties of medical, basic, environmetal and applied microbiology.

The lecture provides an overview of the diversity of ferns and seed plants. The fundamentals of systematics are taught considering morphological, phylogenetic and ecological aspects. Regarding plant species, emphasis is laid on the flora of Switzerland, but also examples of pharmaceutical relevance and crops will be included.