Welcome to the project website of the RESPECT research unit.
Latest publications
- Graefe, S.; Rodrigo, R.; Cueva, E.; Butz, P.; Werner, F.A. & Homeier, J. (2020): Impact of disturbance on forest structure and tree species composition in a tropical dry forest of South Ecuador. Ecotropica 22, 202002.
- Palomeque, X.; Patiño Uyaguari, C.; Marin, F.; Palacios, M. & Stimm, B. (2020): Effects of storage on seed germination and viability for three native tree species of Ecuador. Trees online, 1-11.
- Cabrera, O.; Hildebrandt, P.; Stimm, B.; Günter, S.; Fries, A. & Mosandl, R. (2020): Functional Diversity Changes after Selective Thinning in a Tropical Mountain Forest in Southern Ecuador. Diversity 12(6), 256.
Latest datasets
- Bendix, J. (2020): Climate Station Data Cajanuma Paramo - daily estimate 1998 - 2018. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1858) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Camenzind, T. (2020): Abundance table of Soilarthropods and decomposition. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1856) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Homeier, J. (2020): Respect_PFT_tree_leaf_traits. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=1835) from DFG-FOR816dw.
Publications knowledge transfer
- Bogner, F.; Bendix, J. & Beck, E. 2019: El Bosque Tropical de Montaña - Hotspot de Biodiversidad. (Naturaleza y Cultura Internacional, (Loja, Ecuador).
- Beck, E.; Knoke, T.; Farwig, N.; Breuer, L.; Siddons, D. & Bendix, J. 2017: Landscape Restoration, Sustainable Land Use and Cross-scale Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions. A Science-directed Approach for South Ecuador. (Universität Bayreuth).
- Bogner, F.; Bendix, J. & Beck, E. 2016: Biodiversity Hotspot - Tropical Mountain Rainforest. (NCI Foundation, Ecuador).