Welcome to the project website of the RESPECT research unit. This is phase II.
Latest publications
- Werner, F.A. & Homeier, J. (2024): Diverging elevational patterns of tree vs. epiphyte species density, beta diversity, and biomass in a tropical dry forest . Plants 13(18), 2555.
- Martins, L.P.; Stouffer, D.B.; Boehning-Gaese, K.; Quitian, M.; Neuschulz, E.L.; Santillan, V.; Schleuning, M.; Many, M. & Tylianakis, J.M. (2024): Birds optimize fruit size consumed near their geographic range limits. Science 386, 331–336.
- Barczyk, M.; Acosta Rojas, D.C.; Espinosa, C.I.; Homeier, J.; Tinoco, B.A.; Velescu, A.; Wilcke, W.; Schleuning, M. & Neuschulz, E.L. (2024): Environmental conditions differently shape leaf, seed and seedling trait composition between and within elevations of tropical montane forests. Oikos e10421, 0-10.
Latest datasets
- Velescu, A.; Fabian, T. & Wilcke, W. (2024): Chemical properties of forest soils in Laipuna at 600 and 1200 m a.s.l.. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2026) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Velescu, A.; Fabian, T. & Wilcke, W. (2024): Physical properties of forest soils in Laipuna at 600 and 1200 m a.s.l.. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2025) from DFG-FOR816dw.
- Velescu, A. & Fabian, T. (2024): Throughfall data in the natural forest of Laipuna at 1200 m a.s.l.. Available online (http://www.tropicalmountainforest.org/data_pre.do?citid=2024) 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).
