10.5678/lcrs/for816.cit.1049
DFG Research Unit 816
TMF Newsletter, Issue: 15
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing (LCRS), University of Marburg
2011
FOR816
Newsletter
Biodiversity
Ecuador
Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of a Megadiverse Mountain Ecosystem in South Ecuador
Esther Schwarz-Weig
eng
18 pages
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DFG Research Unit 816
Newsletter of the DFG Research Unit 816 "Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of a Megadiverse Mountain Ecosystem in Southern Ecuador", www.tropicalmountainforest.org
Preamble..............................................................................2
Achievements of the Preceding Research in South Ecuador........................3
1 Project History...............................................................3
2 Achievements, Knowledge and Collections...................4
3 Research Infrastructure and Methods for Monitoring....7
3.1 Field Instrumentation..............................................7
3.2 Installation of Experimental Plots...........................7
3.3 Research Infrastructure at Partner Universities......8
3.4 Research Infrastructure at the Research Station...8
3.5 Models and Scenarios............................................8
4 Capacity Building...........................................................9
The Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Monitoring and Research in South Ecuador....10
1 Platform for Global Change Research........................11
2 Research Features......................................................11
2.1 The Appropriate Research Areas ........................11
2.2 Research Strategy ...............................................13
2.3 Research Levels: From Genes to Landscapes....14
2.4 Subprograms/Modules.........................................14
3 The Way Towards the Platform....................................15
Time schedule for application and call for project sketches........16
References.........................................................................17
Credits and Contact...........................................................17
edited by Esther Schwarz-Weig, www.Sci-Stories.com