Veronika Paulina Koch
Department of Conservation Biology & Social-Ecological Systems Phone: 0341 6025 3904
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
veronika.koch@ufz.de
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Scientific career
| 2020 - 2023 |
Master of Science "Landscape Ecology and Nature Conservation" University of Greifswald Master thesis: "Catch me if you can - A comparison of capture methods of the natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) in the post-mining landscape of Saxony" |
| 2017 | Erasmus exchange semester at the Université de Lille 1 - sciences et technologies, France |
| 2015 - 2019 |
Bachelor of Science "Geography" Universität Leipzig Bachelor thesis: "Exploration of the Neolithic wetland settlement Pestenacker - Comparative analysis of direct-push soundings and sediment cores" |
Academic positions
| February - June 2024 | Research assistant at the UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology |
| 2021 - 2024 | Various positions as a research assistant at the University of Greifswald, Institute of Botany and Landscape Ecology |
| 2019 - 2020 | Intern/student/scientific assistant at the UFZ, Department of Conservation Biology |
Research interests
- Population ecology of Vertebrates
- Wildlife Detection Dogs
- Herpetology
- Nature - and Species Conservation
- Landscape Ecology
Projects
Deutschland wieder Otterland - The nationwide reconnection of aquatic landscapes for the FFH species otter (Lutra lutra)
Project duration: since 2023
In the project: since 2024
Partner: DUH (for more see project website)
Contact person: Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth
annegret.grimm@ufz.de
, Veronika Koch
veronika.koch@ufz.de
IGAMon-Dog - Dog owners support the search and clear determination of occurrences for invasive plant and animal species
Project duration: since 2021
In the project: since 2024
Partner: UfU e.V., WDD e.V.
Contact person: Wiebke Harms
wiebke.harms@ufz.de
, Dr. Annegret Grimm-Seyfarth
annegret.grimm@ufz.de
The Natterjack Toad - Conservation of pioneer species in a lignite mining area in central Germany
Project duration: 2021-2024
Partners: University of Leipzig, DBU, MIBRAG, Landratsamt Landkreis Leipzig – Umweltamt
Contact person: Leonard Bolte
leonard.bolte@ufz.de