CBL - Zentrum für Biodiversität und Nachhaltige Landnutzung (ehem. GZBÖ): Recent submissions
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Effects of forest structure and dynamics on vascular epiphyte assemblages - Functional trait analyses and modelling studies
(2017-04-26)Vascular epiphytes are non-parasitic plants that germinate and grow on trees without contact to the soil. Their arboreal life style implies a strong dependence on forest structure and dynamics. Tree architectures change ... -
Experimental biodiversity enrichment in an oil-palm plantation
(2016-12-21)Large-scale conversion of tropical forests has led to dramatic losses of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services and functions. One particularly severe example of forest and biodiversity loss is Indonesia. The ... -
The soil food web of temperate deciduous forests: litter and root resources as driving factors, and soil fauna effects on ecosystem processes
(2016-12-16)Above- and belowground communities have been investigated independently for long, but there is increasing evidence that both are intimately linked and depend on each other. Plants provide energy and nutrients for the ... -
Definition of areas with high conservation priority in Southern Ecuador – An approach combining spatial and temporal patterns of deforestation and human impact with endemic plant diversity
(2016-10-28)The forests of South Ecuador have high conservation value because they are highly threatened, but also possess high diversity and endemism levels. However, as the process of conservation is inherently spatial, the little ... -
Prey preferences of the Persian leopard and trophic competition with human hunters in Iran
(2016-09-14)Poaching is a global environmental threat, which drives populations of many species toward extinction. Current levels of poaching are unsustainable, causing substantial impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. By poaching, ... -
The late holocene history of vegetation, climate, fire dynamics and human impacts in Java and Southern Kalimantan
(2016-09-14)Detailed analysis of past environmental, climate and land use history in the Indonesian region is essential to obtain better understanding of human-environment relationships and to prevent uncertainties in future development ... -
Species-specific fine root biomass, morphology and dynamics of six co-occurring deciduous tree species in the Hainich National Park and a conifer tree species at the alpine treeline
(2016-09-02)This thesis is subdivided into two main research areas. The first two studies were conducted in a mature mixed temperate broad leaved forest with regard to species identity effects on fine root traits, while the third study ... -
The imapct of drought and climate warming on Central European broad-leaved mixed forests
(2016-08-10)Climate warming is predicted to increase the frequency and severity of droughts in Central Europe through increasing temperatures and regional changes in the precipitation regime. Fagus sylvatica (European beech), the ... -
Response of European beech to decreasing summer precipitation under global climate change
(2016-07-15)Global warming-related summer precipitation reduction represents a major threat on tree vitality and persistence and hence on forest productivity over large parts of the temperate zone. European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) ... -
Cooperative breeding and anti-predator strategies of the azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus Pallas, 1776) in northern Mongolia
(2016-07-14)In this study, I investigated the proximate mechanisms underlying an expression of the helping behaviour by examining feeding rate and frequency of helpers under varying food availability and predation risk in different ... -
Origin and properties of microbial hotspots in top- and subsoil
(2016-07-04)Microbial hotspots, defined by increased abundance and activity of microorganisms make up only a small percentage of the total soil volume but most microbially-mediated biogeochemical processes that are relevant for ... -
Development and dynamics of the Atlantic rainforest during the Late Quaternary and its connections with the climate system
(2016-06-29)The Atlantic rainforest harbour an outstandingly high biodiversirty. Many different environmental factors (climate, soil, geomorphology, ocean and etc) interact in a very large space creating complex ecosystems with high ... -
Ant diversity, function and services across tropical land-use systems in Indonesia
(2016-05-18)Land-use change due to agricultural expansion is one of the greatest global threats to biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions and services. In the tropics in particular, conversion of forest and agroforests into ... -
Palynological studies and Holocene ecosystem dynamics in north western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region
(2016-04-28)Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (31°49´N, 70°55´E to 35°50´N, 71°47´E) is located in north western Pakistan in south Asia. The Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan lies to its west, Indian Himalayas to the northeast and Karakorum Mountains ... -
Interacting effects of forest edge, tree diversity and forest stratum on the diversity of plants and arthropods in Germany’s largest deciduous forest
(2016-04-25)Major threats to global biodiversity include the continuous increase of forest fragmentation and the associated augmentation of forest edge zones. How much edge effects penetrate into the forest interior can be influenced ... -
Genetic diversity of sexual and parthenogenetic soil living arthropods (Collembola) in Europe: colonization patterns, pre-glacial diversifications and founder effects
(2016-04-01)Large parts of northern and central Europe were covered by ice sheets and permafrost due to climate changes in Europe during the last ice age (2.7 million to 11.7 kya). Plant and animal species had to adapt to lower ... -
Carbon flow in belowground food webs assessed by isotope tracers
(2016-02-04)Soil food webs are complex networks that consist of several trophic levels and taxonomic groups including soil microorganisms, protists, nematodes, annelids and soil arthropods. Interactions between and within trophic ... -
Limitations in Global Information on Species Occurrences
(2016-02-02)Detailed information on species distributions is crucial to answering central questions in ecology, evolutionary biology and biogeography and for effectively allocating conservation resources among regions. Huge numbers ... -
Towards a unified allometric and stoichiometric perspective in ecology
(2015-09-09)Ecosystem functioning is maintained by the interplay of a multitude of species. However, in a time of global change there are high rates of species extinctions which can drastically reduce the functionality of natural ... -
Gene flow dynamics in Baboons - The influence of social systems
(2015-09-04)The relationship between genes and behaviour has been of longstanding interest to evolutionary biologists. Certain behaviours can shape the genetic structure of natural populations, thereby altering their genetic diversity ...