Welcome to the project website of the RESPECT research unit. This is phase III.
Latest publications
- Wuerzberg, L.; Homeier, J.; Coners, H.; Mundry, R.; Gonzaga, J.; Windhorst, D.; Trachte, K.; Scholz, S.; Bendix, J. & Leuschner, C. (2026): Contrasting diurnal and seasonal root water uptake patterns among different plant life forms in a neotropical dry forest. Trees 40, 83.
- Velescu, A.; Homeier, J.; Espinosa, C.I. & Wilcke, W. (2026): Response of element cycling and budgets to nutrient additions in a tropical montane forest of Ecuador. Geoderma 466, 117698.
- Fries, A. & Bendix, J. (2026): Monitoring von Extremniederschlägen im Südosten Ecuadors. Geographische Rundschau 2026(4), 22--27.
Latest datasets
- Homeier, J. & Möller, F. (2026): Respect topsoil properties. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2066) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Wuerzberg, L. (2026): Root sap flux density, climate (VPD, precipitation, incoming short-wave radiation) and soil moisture data from the Laipuna forest plot 1 at 600m a.s.l. . Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2064) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Trachte, K. & Murkute, C.P. (2026): Carbon flux and climate data from Eddy-Covariance Tower Laipuna. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2061) from DFG-FOR816dw.
Publications knowledge transfer
- Bogner, F. & Beck, E. 2024: Biodiversity Hotspot Tropical Seasonal Dry Forests.: 1. Auflage (Stiftung Schwarze Laber).
- 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).
