General information
| Course name | Study trip: Mycological excursion to Müritz National Park |
| Semester | SoSe 2026 |
| Current number of participants | 23 |
| expected number of participants | 8 |
| Home institute | Geobotanik |
| Courses type | Study trip in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen |
| Type/Form | Part of the mandatory module "Botanical and zoological excursions" |
| Participants |
Excursion from SUNDAY 20.09.- THURSDAY 24.09.2026 Accommodation in the Biological research station "Faule Ort" in the Müritz National Park. (Preliminary) Costs: ca. 35 € per person for food. Travel and accommodation are covered by university. Food preparation will be done communally by the participants in agreement with the supervisor. All participants will be traveling together with a university van. Accommodation will be in shared rooms. Movement within the national park will be done by bike. Course language: English |
| Pre-requisites |
No previous knowledge necessary. There is a mandatory pre-meeting on Tuesday 7th July at 9am for all participants! Participants preferably enjoy a mix of fieldwork, microscopy and literature/identification work. The research station is located 4 km outside of the village Boek (in the core zone of the national park) and participants should be willing to spent sometime without fast and stable phone and internet connection. Short distance travel by bike is desired. Don´t hesitate to contact Michael Köhler (michael.koehler@botanik.uni-halle.de) regarding any questions about this excursion. |
| Learning organisation | Each day will consist of a morning excursion followed by studying of the collected specimens in the afternoon. |
| Lehrsprache(n) | Deutsch; Englisch |
| Studiengänge (für) |
Master "Biodiversity Sciences". Empty places may be filled with students of the Master "Biology" |
| Miscellanea |
Goal of this excursion is to learn about different groups of fungi, their ecology and how to find and identify them. Be it either the big and sometimes tasty mycorrhizal fungi, tiny pathogens on leaves or weird saprotrophs hiding in the leaf litter - fungi are omnipresent and often overlooked and this excursion is about finding them and enjoying nature. Fun Fact: In previous years parts of the collected material has been put into our collection. This year part of the collected material will be stored for several small experiments regarding fungal traits, fungal spectroscopy and fungal interactions (molecular work). If any of the participating students want to get involved or conduct a research internship (FGP) as they are intended for the Masters Biology and Biodiversity on this material feel free to contact Michael Köhler. |
| ECTS points | 2.5 |
