CURRICULUM VITAE

Since 07/2016	Scientific assistant, Dept Philosophy, CAU Kiel
01/2013 – 04/2016	Scientific assistant, IZEW Tübingen
08/2010 – 10/2012	Field research in Germany and abroad
10/2005 – 07/2010	Diploma Biology, University Hohenheim and University Greifswald

BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES – INVESTIGATING A COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP FROM AN ETHICAL PERSPECTIVE

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kurt Jax, Prof. Dr. Konrad Ott (CAU Kiel)

The concepts of biodiversity and ecosystem services have high significance for ecological applications, and they are often used as synonyms in environmental politics. Unfortunately, their definitions and interactions are far from clear. Thus, the thesis is clarifying these value-based concepts including their relationship based on a appropriate case study.

The case is the cultural ecosystem services of the German Baltic coast in its historical change since 1880 and with respect to biodiversity. The historical perspective allows understanding trends in evaluation of biodiversity and cultural ecosystem services (‚values‘).