Personal Details

• Born 1974 in Konstanz, Germany

• Contact information here

Ph.D. Thesis (2001-2006)

• Title: Long-term effects of forest fertilisations on vegetation and soil properties in the Northern Black Forest and the Baar, Germany under supervision of Prof. Dr. Albert Reif at the Institute of Silviculture, University of Freiburg

• Member of the Research Training Group (Graduiertenkolleg) "Formation and Development of Present-Day Landscapes"

• Ph.D. thesis submitted (March 2006), Ph.D. finished with oral examination "Magna cum laude" (June 2006)

Academic Education

• Student of Forest Sciences at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg im Breisgau (1995-2001)

• Two terms as an exchange student at the SLU in Umeå, Sweden (1999-1998)

Work Experience

• Data collection (vegetation, forest structure) in forest reserves (June 2001 - August 2001) at FVA Baden-Württemberg, department of forest ecology

• Employee for teaching in several courses at the Institute of Silviculture, University of Freiburg (April 2005 - August 2005)

Participation of Lectures and Teaching

Courses at the Institute of Silviculture

• Theories and methods of vegetation science

• Overview and basics on the vegetation of the earth

• Applied methods of sampling and analysis in vegetation ecology

• Excursion to the Swabian Alb (exercises for determination of plants)

• Flora of Southern Germany (Exercises for determination of plants)

Others

• Supervision of diploma thesis

Skills

Language Skills

• German: Mother-tongue

• English: Scientific writing and speaking

• French: Basic skills in writing and oral (7 years in school)

• Swedish: Basic skills in writing and oral

Computer Applications

• Office standard applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint or OpenOffice)

• Text layout (LATEX)

• HTML, Javascript

• Modelling of relational Databases (Access)

• GIS-applications (basicly ArcView 3.2)

• Multivariate statistics (Statistica, SPSS, CANOCO, Mulva)

• Graphic applications (Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw)

Publications

• Höcke, C. (2007): Die Geschichte der Walddüngungen in den Buntsandsteingebieten des Schwarzwaldes. Mitteilungen des Badischen Landesvereins für Naturkunde und Naturschutz (in press).

• Höcke, C. (2006): Langfristige Veränderungen der Bodenvegetation und von Bodeneigenschaften durch Walddüngungen im Nordschwarzwald und auf der Baar. Dissertation Universität Freiburg, 137 S. http://www.freidok.uni-freiburg.de/volltexte/2968/.

• Höcke, C., Reif, A. (2006): Langfristige Wirkungen von Bestandesdüngungen auf Boden und Bodenvegetation im Buntsandstein des Schwarzwalds. Mitteilungen der GFH Freiburg, 20, 16-17.

• Höcke, C. (2003): Fördern Kalkung und Stickstoff-Immissionen die Naturverjüngung der Buche im Baarschwarzwald? Freiburger Universitätsblätter 160, 159-167.

Posters with Abstract

• IUFRO Conference 2005, Brisbane (best-poster award in silviculture)

• GfÖ Conference 2004, Gießen

• Forstwissenschaftliche Tagung 2002, Göttingen

Presentations

• Sektionstagung Waldbau 2004, Staufen

• Südwestdeutscher Floristentag 2007, Karlsruhe

Civilian Service

• Social work at the "Diakoniestation" in Goslar (1993 to 1995)

Scolar Education

• Abitur (Qualification to study at a German university) 1993 at the Ratsgymnasium Goslar

Interests

• Gardening, especially the cultivation of rare shrubs and trees

• Hiking, skiing (Telemark and cross-country) and exkursions/ journeys to places with a special ecological or historical value

• Books and music

• Philosophy