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