SPP 1374: Exploratories for Long-Term and Large-Scale Biodiversity Research (Biodiversity Exploratories)

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Description

For biodiversity research, we established three large long-term study areas in Germany in 2006-2008, thanks to funding from the DFG as part of the Initiative for Biodiversity Research. They are called Biodiversity Exploratories instead of descriptive observatories. Analysing the dynamic feedback loops between land use, the diversity of genetics and species, and biological interactions and ecosystem service in real landscapes is the overarching goal of our research platform. To this end, we use a variety of methods: monitoring approaches as well as measurements of functional diversity in experiments. A new and innovative challenge of the project is to integrate social science studies that are linked with natural science results to map the entire nature-society relationship.