2019 Excursion to Northern Cyprus - Seminar contributions
General presentations on the island of Cyprus with specific reference to the North
1 Cyprus geology, topography, and climate - an overview
2 Cyprus vegetation - an overview
3 British contribution to the exploration of the Cyprus flora
4 Adaptations of plants to the Mediterrean climate
5 The pines of Cyprus
6 The oaks of Cyprus
7 Companion species of eastern mediterranean forests
8 The history of Cyprus
9 Fauna of Cyprus - an overview
Northern Cyprus in aspects of natural history, vegetation geography, and ecology
10 The coastal area (climate, vegetation, nature conservation)
11 The Beşparmak mountains
12 The Mesaoria plain (geology, climate, vegetation)
13 The Phrygana
14 Oleo-Ceratonion
15 Cypriot plants of folk medicine
Special topics
16 The cult of Aphrodite
17 Fruit trees of the home gardens
18 Mediterranean vegetable and lettuce plants
19 Turkish cuisine
20 Agro-(eco-) tourism on the Karpaz Peninsula
21 Nature conservation in Northern Cyprus
The Major Botanical Excursion to Northern Cyprus (21.-31.03. 2019) and the preceding Seminar are course units of the module Terrestrische Ökosysteme (2101-230) in WS 2018-19.
The seminar, headed by Dr. Ina Dinter, took place in preparation for the excursion.
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Seminar talks were held in German, the participants' contributions written in English are available here to all interested parties.