Interactions of Forest Structure and Plant Functional Biodiversity as Drivers of Water, Organic Matter, and Nutrient Fluxes (B01)

• Subject Area: Soil Sciences ; Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 218627073

B01 will disentangle variations among and within different types of forest stands that relate the fluxes in water organic matter and nutrients at the Critical Zone surface to the taxonomic and functional diversity of the vegetation. Natural spatio-temporal gradients of forest structure will be used to study the relationships between phenological and structural aspects of tree canopies, understory vegetation, and root biomass in a response-effect-trait framework. Results from limestone (Hainich CZE) and sandstone (SESO) settings will be compared for synthesis.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1076: AquaDiva: Understanding the Links between Surface and Subsurface Biogeosphere
• Applicant Institution: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
• Project Heads: Dr. Anna C. Crecelius, until 6/2017; Professorin Dr. Nicole M. van Dam, from 7/2017 until 6/2021; Professorin Dr. Beate Michalzik; Professorin Dr. Christine Römermann, since 7/2021; Professor Dr. Ulrich S. Schubert, until 6/2017