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Eine Studie der Universität Leipzig, des Deutschen Zentrums für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig (iDiv) und des MPI für Biogeochemie zeigt, dass Lücken im Kronendach eines Auenmischwalds einen direkten Einfluss auf die Temperatur und Feuchtigkeit im Waldboden haben, jedoch nur geringe Auswirkungen auf die Bodenaktivität.
A new study shows that, in addition to species richness, plant evolutionary history plays a critical role in regulating year-to-year variation of biomass production in grasslands. In the face of climate change, understanding the causes of variability in key ecosystem services such as biomass production is essential.
How serious is the loss of species globally? Are material cycles in an ecosystem with few species changed? In order to find this out, the "Jena Experiment" was established in 2002, one of the largest biodiversity experiments worldwide. Professor Wolfgang Weisser from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) reports on two unexpected findings of the…
Forests fulfil numerous important functions, and do so particularly well if they are rich in different species of trees. This is the result of a new study. In addition, forest managers do not have to decide on the provision of solely one service – such as wood production or nature conservation – as a second study demonstrates: several services…
Wälder erfüllen zahlreiche wichtige Funktionen dann besonders gut, wenn sie reich an unterschiedlichen Baumarten sind. Dies ist das Ergebnis einer neuen Studie. Zudem muss man sich bei der Bewirtschaftung des Waldes nicht für ausschließlich eine Leistung – wie Holzproduktion oder Naturschutz – entscheiden, wie eine zweite Studie zeigt: Mehrere…
Fine roots are a substantial but transitory carbon pool in many ecosystems and highly responsive to seasonal and environmental forcings. However they are also difficult to study, as roots are often highly spatially heterogeneous and direct sampling is very slow. Consequently, representation of roots in vegetation models is often highly simplistic. To address this knowledge gap, MPI-BGC postdoc Richard Nair had successfully applied for a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship. His project MrPARTS will be fully funded by EU for 2 years, starting in June 2017.
Meadows and pastures that are intensively managed will not only loose biodiversity but also become homogeneous with respect to their species composition.
Matthias Forkel, former doctoral student at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, is this year’s winner of the Beutenberg Campus science award in the category „outstanding dissertation”. In his PhD thesis he focused on the global dynamics of terrestrial vegetation in recent decades. His work strongly focused on the phenology of vegetation as observed on the one hand by means of optical remote sensing and on the other hand as modeled in response to meteorological conditions with vegetation models.
Gerd Gleixner, research group leader at Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, receives the Thuringian Research Award in the field of fundamental research. In his project “Biodiversity protects the climate”, the scientist showed the importance of soil microorganisms in connection with climate protection: when species richness is abundant, the soil is increasingly able to store carbon and nitrogen. Ecosystems with high biodiversity are much more resistant against perturbations such as drought and pests.
Innovative research and new techniques in the field of environmental and ecosystem sciences not only lead to new understandings, but also to a flood of data. Now it is crucial to learn to manage this ocean of data. The aim is the long term availability of data in open access for users and interested public. This is an essential precondition for subsequent re-use of the data, e.g. to study changes in plant and animal community compositions caused by climate change over decades. The better the data are accessible, the more profound are the scientific results and the resulting options of action.
The former Manor Linde is located at the border of a natural reserve in the picturesque Havelland Luch area in Brandenburg. With its 320 hectares of fields and forests it offers optimal conditions for environmental research. The Zwillenberg-Tietz Foundation, owner of the research station Linde, supports suitable scientific projects with environmental focus.