This course focuses on the interactions between ecology, biogeochemistry and management of agro- and forest ecosystems, thus coupled human-environmental systems. Students learn how environmental conditions but also human impacts on ecosystems via management influence the greenhouse gas exchange (fluxes) between atmosphere and biosphere.

This lecture provides an introduction into crop and forage sciences - with a focus on sustainable management methods.

This lecture provides an introduction into crop and forage sciences. Aspects of sustainable production, interaction with and control of weeds will be topics as well as an introduction to the wide diversity of local plants and their groups in general. Scientific and application-related literature will be discussed; excursions provide an in-depth-learning experience.