Browsing Fakultät für Biologie und Psychologie (inkl. GAUSS) by Referee "Gerold, Gerhard Prof. Dr."
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Ecological and socio-economic effects of industrial oil palm plantations in Southwest Cameroon
(2020-05-14)Rural agroforestry landscapes in West and Central Africa face a number of threats. Since decades, the ever escalating bushmeat crisis is pushing populations of threatened wildlife closer to extinction in many parts of West ... -
Bryophyte and macrolichen diversity of the Purdiaea nutans forest in southern Ecuador and its relationship to soil, climate and vegetation structure
(2008-10-02)This study confirms that the unique Purdiaea nutans forest in the upper montane belt of the Reserva Biologíca San Francisco in southern Ecuador is an azonal ridge vegetation type. Our ... -
Late Quaternary vegetation, climate and fire dynamics in the Podocarpus National Park region, southeastern Ecuadorian Andes
(2008-06-26)In order to study the stability and dynamics of highly biodiverse mountain rain forest and paramo ecosystems, the late Pleistocene and Holocene climate and fire variability as well as ... -
Diversity and evolution of pteridophytes, with emphasis on the Neotropics
(2007-09-19)Pteridophytes, understood as taxonomic group containing ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses, are especially diverse and abundant in the tropical mountain ranges of South America. My work ... -
Molecular phylogeny and morphological reconstructions of Plagiochilaceae (Jungermanniopsida) with hypotheses on biogeography and divergence times
(2006-10-30)Plagiochilaceae are one of the largest families of leafy liverworts, with an estimated species number of about 500, the magnitude of them placed in the genus Plagiochila. Members of the ... -
Factors controlling the lower elevational limits in tropical montane plants in the Andes and their implications under the current climatic change
(2006-01-31)To date all experimental approaches on the mechanisms that determine the lower elevational limits of plants have been carried out in temperate regions. Despite of the concrete and relevant ... -
Manganese as a site factor for epiphytic lichens
(2005-09-12)The effect of Mn on the viability of the epiphytic lichens, with special reference to Hypogymnia physodes, was studied. In Chapter 1 a general introduction to metal adsorption and toxicity in lichens is presented. Chapter ... -
Mammal conservation status and prospects for community-based wildlife management in coastal Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
(2005-07-12)In Guinea-Bissau, wildlife species in general and mammals in particular are suffering increasing pressure, mainly from overhunting and habitat reduction and fragmentation. The lack of ...