We are organizing international summer schools, workshops and field courses. Find a list of the most recent courses below:

5th International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

When: 19.-23. September 2022

Where: Online

Registration fee: TBA via webex

Registration at http://www.izw-berlin.de/summer-school-isotopes-1467.html

Content:

-> Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios as markers for animal diets and trophic positions

-> Analyses of stable hydrogen isotope ratios for the study of animal migration (includes application of isoscape origin models)

-> Use of multiple isotopes in the study of food webs and trophic interactions

-> Use of stable isotope approaches in paleo climate reconstructions

Students will be involved in all aspects of sample preparation and analysis as well as data interpretation. Used instruments include conventional gas mass spectrometers (Thermo) and laser spectroscopes (LGS)

Lecturers (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Alexandre Courtiol (Leibniz-IZW): Multivariate statistics and use of R-Package IsoriX

for spatial assignments of animals based on stable isotopes

Prof. Dr. Keith Hobson (University of Western Ontario, Canada): General aspects of

stable isotopes in animal ecology

Dr. Stefania Milano (Leibniz-IZW): Analytical tools for analysing isotope data (MixSIAR

and SIBER)

PD Dr. Christian Voigt (IZW): Stable isotope ecology of mammals

Dr. Len Wassenaar (IAEA, Vienna, Austria): Stable isotopes in hydrology

Prof. Dr. Roland Werner (ETH Zurich, Switzerland): Stable carbon and hydrogen

isotopes in plants

Prof. Dr. Seth Newsome (University of New Mexico): Compound specific stable isotopes in animal ecology

Prof. Dr. Martin Kainz: Use of stable isotope ratios in fatty acids in ecology

Prof. Dr. Thomas Tuetken (University of Mainz): Stable isotopes of heavy elements in Palaeoecology

For questions, please contact Josepha Pruegel at akademie@izw-berlin.de, or Dr. Stefania Milano at milano@izw-berlin.de

4th International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

Thank you for attending the 4th International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

When: 14.-18. September 2020

Where: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin (IZW), Germany

Registration fee: 390 Euro (includes access to lectures and practical coursework, coffee breaks, warum BBQ and guided tour through Berlin)

Registration at http://www.izw-berlin.de/summer-school-isotopes-1467.html

Content:

-> Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios as markers for animal diets and trophic positions

-> Analyses of stable hydrogen isotope ratios for the study of animal migration (includes application of isoscape origin models)

-> Use of multiple isotopes in the study of food webs and trophic interactions

-> Use of stable isotope approaches in paleo climate reconstructions

Students will be involved in all aspects of sample preparation and analysis as well as data interpretation. Used instruments include conventional gas mass spectrometers (Thermo) and laser spectroscopes (LGS)

Lecturers (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Alexandre Courtiol (Leibniz-IZW): Multivariate statistics and use of R-Package IsoriX

for spatial assignments of animals based on stable isotopes

Prof. Dr. Keith Hobson (University of Western Ontario, Canada): General aspects of

stable isotopes in animal ecology

Dr. Stefania Milano (Leibniz-IZW): Analytical tools for analysing isotope data (MixSIAR

and SIBER)

Dr. David Soto (UK Centre for Ecology and hydrology, UK): Stable isotopes in limnology

Prof. Dr. John Speakman (University of Aberdeen, U.K.): Stable isotopes in aniaml

physiology

PD Dr. Christian Voigt (IZW): Stable isotope ecology of mammals

Dr. Len Wassenaar (IAEA, Vienna, Austria): Stable isotopes in hydrology

Prof. Dr. Roland Werner (ETH Zurich, Switzerland): Stable carbon and hydrogen

isotopes in plants

For questions, please contact Dr. Anne Seltmann at akademie@izw-berlin.de, or Dr. Christian Voigt at voigt@izw-berlin.de

3rd International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

Thank you for attending the 3rd International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

When: 10-14. September 2018

Where: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin (IZW), Germany

Content:

-> Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios as markers for animal diets and trophic positions

-> Analyses of stable hydrogen isotope ratios for the study of animal migration (includes application of isoscape origin models)

-> Use of labeled compounds in eco-physiological studies

-> Use of multiple isotopes in the study of food webs and trophic interactions

-> Use of stable isotope approaches in paleo climate reconstructions

Students will be involved in all aspects of sample preparation and analysis as well as data interpretation. Used instruments include conventional gas mass spectrometers (Thermo) and laser spectroscopes (LGS, Picarro)

External Lecturers:

Prof. Dr. Keith Hobson (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Prof. Dr. Gabe Bowen (University of Salt Lake City, U.S.A.)

Dr. Matthias Saurer (Birmersdorf, Switzerland)

Dr. Len Wassenaar (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)

Prof. Dr. Gabe Bowen (University of Utah, U.S.A.)

Prof. dr. Jonathan Grey (University of Lancaster, U.K.)

Prof. Dr. Thomas Tuetken (Universität Mainz)

Cesie lecturers:

PD Dr. Christian Voigt (IZW)

Dr. Alexandre Courtiol (IZW)

Kseniia Kravchenko (IZW)

Cecilia Krupcynski de Assis (IZW)

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Human-wildlife conflicts

Course on human-wildlife conflicts (Freie Universität Berlin, summer 2017): Checking out some wolf tracks and some scat in southern Brandenburg with course members and the local guide Stefan Kaasch

Scientific symposium and workshop on light pollution and bats

23.11.2016: During this one-day public event, we reviewed the current understanding of how artifiicial light affects bats. Bats are legally protected in the E.U., yet they are highly susceptible towards artificial light because of their nocturnal lifestyle. During the symposium, some of the key experts in the E.U. summarized their findings, particularly in relation to management recommendations. The one-day event was followed by a 2-day workshop which was restricted to EUROBATS intersessional working group members.

2nd International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

When: 12-16. September 2016

Where: Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin (IZW), Germany

Content:

-> Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios as markers for animal diets and trophic positions

-> Analyses of stable hydrogen isotope ratios for the study of animal migration (includes application of isoscape origin models)

-> Use of labeled compounds in eco-physiological studies

-> Use of multiple isotopes in the study of food webs and trophic interactions

-> Use of stable isotope approaches in paleo climate reconstructions

Students will be involved in all aspects of sample preparation and analysis as well as data interpretation. Used instruments include conventional gas mass spectrometers (Thermo) and laser spectroscopes (LGS, Picarro)

External Lecturers:

Prof. Dr. Keith Hobson (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Prof. Dr. Roland Werner (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

Dr. Len Wassenaar (IAEA, Vienna, Austria)

Dr. David Soto (University of Saskatoon, Canada)

Prof. Dr. Stuart Bearhop (University of Exeter, U.K.)

Prof. Dr. Jon Grey (Lancaster University, U.K.)

Dr. Martina Burnik-Sturm (University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria)

Cesie lecturers:

PD Dr. Christian Voigt (IZW)

PD Dr. Ulrich Struck (Museum of Natural History, Berlin)

Dr. Stephanie Kramer-Schadt (IZW)

Dr. Alexandre Courtiol (IZW)

Course on human-wildlife conflicts

Course on human-wildlife conflicts (Freie Universität Berlin; Summer 2016): Excursion to the Dessau area to visit some of the conflict sites of the expanding beaver populations.

1st International Summer School on Stable Isotopes in Animal Ecology

This summer school took place between 15-19th of September 2014 at the IZW and MfN in Berlin, Germany. The basic concept was to teach graduate or undergraduate students techniques related to the analysis and interpretation of stableisotope ratios in the study of animal ecology.

Content:

-> Stable nitrogen and carbon isotope ratios as markers for animal diets and trophic positions

-> Analyses of stable hydrogen isotope ratios for the study of animal migration (includes application of isoscape origin models)

-> Use of labeled compounds in eco-physiological studies

-> Use of multiple isotopes in the study of food webs and trophic interactions

-> Use of stable isotope approaches in paleo climate reconstructions

Students will be involved in all aspects of sample preparation and analysis as well as data interpretation. Used instruments include conventional gas mass spectrometers (Thermo) and laser spectroscopes (LGS, Picarro)

Instructors and lecturers:

Christian Voigt (IZW): Ecophysiology of mammals

Ulrich Struck (Natural History Museum Berlin): SIA in paleo environments

Zachary Kayler (ZALF): stable isotopes in plants

Petra Quillfeldt (University of Gießen): Stable isotopes in seadbird ecology

Len Wassenaar (IAEA): stable isotopes in hydrology

Stephanie Kramer-Schadt (IZW): Modelling and statistical approaches

Alexandre Courtiol (IZW): Modelling and statistical approaches

Keith Hobson (U of Saskatchewan): Stable isotopes in migration ecology

David Lehmann (IZW): Mixing models

The next course will be held in summer 2016.

International field course on tropical bats (2.-11.8.2011)

La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica

23 student participants from United Kingdom, Costa Rica and Germany

Lecturers: PD Dr. Christian Voigt (IZW), Dr. Marc Holderied (U Bristol), Prof Dr. Constance Scharff (Freie Universität Berlin), Dr. Beth Clare (U Bristol), Prof. Dr. Arturo Zychlinsky (MPI for Infection Biology), Dr. Gabor Czirjak (IZW), Dr. Bernal Rodriguez (UCR), Dr. Gloriana Chaverri (Boston U)