Birgit Schwabe

since 2008

research assistant at the Institute of Geography

• information and advice center Geography (SSC)
• academic counseller

2014

• Dr. rer. nat,  at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg: ‘Disturbances of the Vegetation caused by geomorphological Processes in an Alpine Valley, Reintal, Wetterstein Mountains (Bavaria)’, PhD thesis;  PDF 

 2007 – 2008

• internship spatial information at the Swiss Nationalpark, Zernez, Engadine, CH;
  project member  “HABITALP” (Alpine Habitat Diversity)

 2002 – 2007

• diploma studies geography  with minors geology and biology  at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
• MS thesis: Natürliche Störungen im Hochgebirge am Beispiel des Reintals/ Wettersteingebirge (advisor: M. Richter)

• 2007: Schwabe, B.: Störungen im Hochgebirge am Beispiel des Reintals, Wettersteingebirge (unveröffentlichte Diplomarbeit)
• 2007: Haller, R.; Schwabe, B.: Verändert sich die Landschaft? Eine neue Landschaftsinventur im Schweizerischen Nationalpark. Cratschla. Informationen aus dem Schweizerischen Nationalpark

summer term 2024

• fieldtrip “Hersbrucker Schweiz” (Franconia, 1 day)
• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days))

winter term  2023/24

• basics seminar geography

summer term 2023

• fieldtrip “Hersbrucker Schweiz” (Franconia, 1 day)
• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term  2022/23

• basics seminar geography

summer term 2022

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip
• field trip: Franconia (together with Prof. Bäumler)

winter term  2021/22

• seminar: physical geography

summer term 2021

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip
• seminar : agroecology + physical geography of Central Europe (together with Prof. Bäumler)
• field trip: Franconia (together with Prof. Bäumler)

winter term  2020/21

• seminar: physical geography of high mountain areas

summer term 2020

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip

winter term  2019/20

• seminar: physical geography

summer term 2019

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip
• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term  2018/19

• seminar: physical geography

summer term 2018

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip

winter term  2017/18

• seminar: physical geography

summer term 2017

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip
• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term  2016/17

• seminar: physical geography

summer term 2016

• seminar: physical geography + fieldtrip
• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term 2015/16

• seminar: physical geography

summer term  2015

• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term 2014/2015

• seminar: geomorphology

summer term 2014

• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term 2013/2014

• seminar: physical geography of high mountain areas

summer term 2013

• regional seminar: physical geography of Germany

winter term 2012/2013

• seminar: geomorphology

summer term 2012

• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)

winter term 2 011/2012

• regional seminar: physical geography of Germany

summer term 2011

• seminar: physical geography of high mountain areas

winter term 2010/2011

• seminar: geomorphology

summer term 2010

• fieldtrip: Iceland (in cooperatin with R. Bäumler)
• preparation seminar: geography of Iceland (in cooperation with R. Bäumler)

winter term 2009/2010

• regional seminar: physical geography of Germany

summer term 2009

• fieldtrip Engadine, Switzerland (3 days)
• seminar: physical geography of high mountain areas

winter term 2008/2009

• Proseminar PG: Geomorphologie

research topics

• disturbances
• high mountains

regional focus

• European Alps
• Iceland
• Franconia

memberships

• Arbeitskreis Hochgebirge (working group high mountains)
• Arbeitskreis Biogeographie (working group biogeography)
• Fränkische Geographische Gesellschaft (franconian geographical society)