Overview of subprojects


A1 - Atmospheric fluxes and optical trait diversity under climate and land use changes - observations and LSM modelling



A2 - Simulating response and effect mechanisms of global climate change on hydrological fluxes in tropical montane ecosystems



A3 - Nutrient supply as driver of biomass production and associated ecosystem water fluxes along a land-use and climate gradient


  • Dipl. Geogr. Andre Velescu (PostDoc)
    Andre Velescu
    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
    Arbeitsgruppe Geomorphologie und Bodenkunde
    Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
    76131 Karlsruhe
  • Mr. Tobias Fabian (Diplomand)
    Tobias Fabian
    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Institut für Geographie und Geoökologie
    Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
    76131 Karlsruhe
  • Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wilcke (PI)
    Wolfgang Wilcke
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Institute of Geography and Geoecology
    Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
    76131 Karlsruhe
  • Mr. Pablo Armando Alvarez Figueroa (Doktorand)
    Pablo Armando Alvarez Figueroa
    Institute of Geography and Geoecology
    Reinhard-Paumeister-Platz 1
    76131 Karlsruhe

A4 - Integration of ecophysiological processes and biotic interactions within a dynamic vegetation model (LSMBio): tree hydraulics, trait diversity, tree recruitment and insect herbivory



B1 - Linking tree above- and belowground traits across environmental and disturbance gradients in highly diverse tropical montane forests



B2 - Tree physiological and structural properties as response and effect traits of bioticatmospheric interactions in natural and anthropogenic eco-systems in South Ecuador



B3 - Trait-dependent effects of biotic and abiotic filters on plant regeneration



B4 - Integrating abiotic covariates, functional trait diversity and consequences of important processes on the ecosystem level



X1 - Phenology of tropical tree species – environmental cues, molecular mechanisms, and consequences for plant-animal interactions



X2 - Radar Network Ecuador - Peru



Z - Coordination and Data Management