Kurt Jax

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Kurt Jax (born January 1, 1958 in Bonn ) is a German biologist and nature conservation scientist.

Life

Jax is a professor at the Technical University of Munich and Deputy Head of the Department of Conservation Biology at the Center for Environmental Research UFZ . Jax researches the acceptance of nature conservation measures in Germany and worldwide. He conducts interdisciplinary research on strategies and concepts of applied nature conservation .

Jax on a project in Chile: " The question of which exotic species are considered desirable or undesirable under which conditions is always a question of evaluation. Environmental ethics cannot provide simple answers. But it helps to structure the space of arguments and to objectify the debate. "

Publications (selection)

Books

  • Ecosystem Functioning . Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  • The units of ecology. Analysis, method development and application in ecology and nature conservation . Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2002, ISBN 3-631-38954-X .
  • with M. Bobbert and M. Düwell (eds.): Environment, Ethics & Law. Francke Verlag, Tübingen 2002, ISBN 3-7720-2623-0 .

Articles in scientific journals

  • with Elke Schüttler et al .: Towards a societal discourse on invasive species management: a case study of public perceptions of the mink and beavers in Cape Horn. In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 19, 2011, pp. 175-184.
  • with E. Schüttler and others: From beavers and people on Tierra del Fuego. In: Geographical Rundschau . 63 (3), 2011, pp. 28-32.
  • Building bridges: interdisciplinary research and the mediating role of a theory of ecology. In: Landscape Ecology. Basics, methods, applications. (= Laufen special amounts). 2011, pp. 61-65.
  • with T. Heger, A. Weil-Jund and J. Gnädinger: Treat unequal unequally. Approaches to an organism-oriented ecology. In: Landscape Ecology. Basics, methods, applications. (= Laufen special amounts). 2011, pp. 72-77.
  • History of Ecology. In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences. (ELS). John Wiley & Sons, Chichester 2011. doi: 10.1002 / 9780470015902.a0003084.pub2
  • with E. Schüttler et al: Abundance and habitat preferences of the southernmost population of American mink: implications for managing a recent island invasion. In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 19, 2010, pp. 725-743.
  • with R. Werner among others: Vegetation dynamics of silted beaver ponds on the island of Navarino (Tierra del Fuego archipelago, Chile). In: Tuexenia. 29, 2009, pp. 277-296.
  • with R. Seppelt among others: Land Use Options - Strategies and Adaptation to Global Change. In: Terrestrial Environmental Research - Gaia. 18 (1), 2009, pp. 77-80.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tilo Arnhold: What images of nature does nature conservation need . In: Cultura21. Web magazine. July 24, 2010. Last accessed October 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ Kurt Jax's list of publications ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . www.ufz.de. Download PDF. Last accessed on October 31, 2011. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ufz.de
personal data
SURNAME Jax, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist and nature conservation scientist
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn