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Dr. Andreas Opitz

 

 

Research interests

  • sandy xeric grasslands
  • mangroves
  • orchids

 

  Scientific career

  • 2001 - 2007:   Studies in Biology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany
  • since 2008:  Diploma Biology: Studies for the development, construction and function of glands of the leaf of Laguncularia racemosa, Institute of Botany, Systematic Botany group, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany
  • 2008 – 2011:   freelancer: Research Assistant, Institute of Botany, Systematic Botany group, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany; Vegetation surveys in Hessen by order of the University of Gießen; Biotope type mapping in Rheinland - Pfalz and habitat type mapping in the Natura 2000 project in Schleswig - Holstein by order of expert office for environmental planning
  • since 2011:   Research Associate, Institute of Botany, Systematic Botany group, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Germany

 

Publications

  • Schnetter, M.L.; Opitz, A.; Schnetter, R. (2009): Estructura y función de las glándulas submarginales del mangle Laguncularia racemosa (Combretaceae). Instituto de estdios canarios, La Laguna-Tenerife, 539-554.

 

Scientific memberships

  • German Botanical Society(DBG)

 

Teaching experience

  • Practical courses in botany, zoology and veterinary medicine
  • Botanical guidances in the botanical garden, Gießen, Germany