LEITINGER Georg Dr., Associate Professor
University of Innsbruck
Department of Ecology
Research interests
- Ecological Measurements and Global Change Effects (i.e. snow gliding, lysimetry, plant- and soil traits)
- Soil-plant-atmosphere Continuum (SPAC) and related functional diversity
- Modelling and mapping of Ecosystem Services
- Resilience of social-ecological systems
Current Projects
LUCSES: Forecasting impacts of land-use and climate change on ecosystem services from shrub-encroached mountain grassland (FWF, 2021-2025), PI: Georg Leitinger
RESULT-RESilience through synergies between agricULTure and tourism (Austrian Science Fund, 2017-2020, Co-PI: Georg Leitinger)
ClimAgro - Valorization of agriculture for the water supply in context with climate change (Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, 2013-2017). PI: Ulrike Tappeiner, Co-PI: Georg Leitinger
MONALISA - Monitoring key environmental parameters in the Alpine Environment involving science, technology and application (Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, 2013-2016). PI: Ulrike Tappeiner, Co-PI: Georg Leitinger
REGARDS - REsilience of marginal GrAsslands and biodiveRsity management Decision Support (ERA-net BiodivERsA, FWF, 2013-2016). PI: Ulrike Tappeiner, Co-PI: Michael Bahn, Georg Leitinger
COOLING TOWN - Thermal Connectivity between Urban Areas and Surrounding Landscape components in South Tyrol (Provinz Bozen-Südtirol, 2011-2014). PI: Heinl Michael and Leitinger Georg
Courses / Lectures
Bachelor's Programme Biology
- Ecology (VO 743401)
- Landscape Ecology (VO 743406)
- Analysing Ecological Data (VU 743416)
- Ecological Field Project (PS 743423, PJ 743424)
Master's Programme Ecology and Biodiversity
- Landscape Ecology (VU 743256, PJ 743257)
- Advanced Landscape Ecology (SE 743313)
- Spatial Analysis and Assessment (PJ 743314)
- Methods in the Advanced Research Project (VU 743251)
- Ecological Project Study (PJ 743252)
- Soil Science (VO 743272)
- Field Course on Soil Classification and Ecological Evaluation (EU 743274)
- Research Training (SE 743911)
- Ecological Seminar (SE 743333)
- Instructions for Scientific Working (PS 743000)
International Double Degree Programme in Environmental Management of Mountain Areas (EMMA)
- Project Study Environmental Management (PJ 743702)
- Analysis of Landscape Patterns and Geostatistics (PJ 743705)
Doctor of Philosophy Programme Biology
- PhD Seminar DP Alpine Biology and Global Change (SE 800976)
Publications
Publications Georg Leitinger 2011-2021