Limnological research: Tracking climate change in high mountain lakes
Biometeorology: at the interface between biology and meteorology, we investigate the exchange processes between ecosystems and the atmosphere
A form of symbiosis with mutual benefits: The ant Lasius niger tickles an aphid with its antennae to obtain a drop of honeydew.
The effects of climatic changes can be clearly seen in the vicinity of the glaciers. The hydrobiology and the establishment of pioneer species in the extreme habitat of the new glacial stream section are being investigated in the ‘Glacier death and water birth’ project.
An ecosystem experimental set-up on the LTER-field Stubai
Ecosystem research + landscape ecology: We research the diversity, functions and services of ecosystems in mountain regions
Watercourses are networks in the landscape in which ecosystem functions and biodiversity are subject to special rules and influences
Early Stage Funding 2026 vergeben
Das Early Stage Funding-Programm hat zum Ziel, Dissertant:innen in einem fortgeschritteneren Stadium der Dissertation und junge Post-Docs durch die Finanzierung eines kleinen Forschungsprojekt zu unterstützen und an künftige Drittmitteleinwerbungen heranzuführen. Im Juli konnten die Early Stage Funding-Projekte 2026 zugesagt werden.
Research
Seven research groups are working on issues relating to ecology, biodiversity and evolution and are analysing the effects of human influence on ecosystems.
Studies
Our teaching focusses on deepening students' knowledge of ecological relationships and training them in both basic and applied science.
The department of Ecology
The geographically favoured location in the Alps provides the ideal basis for the research focus on the Alpine region and its fascinating diversity of ecosystems.
Meet an Ecology PhD
Ecology PhDs and PhD-students tell about their projects
Postcards from the Field
Innsbruck Ecology and Biodiversity scientists share their fieldwork
Animal ecology certificate: Species of tyrol
Around 54,000 animal species live in Austria, almost two thirds of which are in Tyrol. It is impossible to know all of this abundance in detail
Aktuelles und Termine
Terminübersicht des Kolloquiums SS26
07. August 2026, 10:00 Uhr
Modellierung von pflanzlicher Diversität via Functional Spatial Units (FSUs) im Alpenraum
Defensio von David Wilke
HS A, Sternwartestraße 15, 6020 Innsbruck
Studieren und Forschen inmitten der Alpen: Ökologie & Biodiversität
Wo der Hörsaal auch einmal am Berg sein kann