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Forschergruppe (FOR) 1246: Kilimanjaro ecosystems under global change: Linking biodiversity, biotic interactions and biogeochemical ecosystem processes, Effects of climate and land use on functional diversity of birds and bats and on their mutualistic interaction networks - KiLi-SP 6

Description: Birds and bats deliver crucial ecosystem services, i.e. seed dispersal and predation on arthropods. As they are rarely considered together in ecosystem studies linking biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, we will test 1. for functional redundancy within and among the two groups, 2. differential reactions towards altitude and land use, and 3. potential influence of climate change and further intensification of land use on composition and functionality. Bird and bat assemblages will be assessed by sampling at the same sites along an elevational and land use gradient. The functional role of birds and bats as seed dispersers will be assessed by feeding experiments and measuring seed rain. Exclosure experiments will be conducted jointly (SP 7) to determine their role as predators of arthropods. Path analysis will be used to quantify relationships between climatic factors (SP 1-3), habitat structure (SP 4, 5), food availability (SP 7, 8), structure of bird and bat assemblages and associated ecosystem services. The path coefficients can be applied to predict changes based on various scenarios of climate and land use change. We will also analyse temporal changes in forest bird communities in relation to climate and land use change using historical monitoring data.

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Origins: /Bund/UBA/UFORDAT

Tags: Fledermaus ? Vogel ? Arthropoden ? Saatgut ? Pflanzensamen ? Landnutzungsänderung ? Monitoringdaten ? Gebäude ? Habitat ? Topographie ? Prädator ? Studie ? Ökosystemleistung ? Flächennutzung ? Regen ? Standortwahl ? Globale Veränderung ? Messung ? Messdaten ? Klima ? Klimawandel ? Klimafaktor ? Lebensmittel ? Ökosystem ? Wald ? Biodiversität ? Ballungsraum ? Klimaszenario ? UNTERSUCHUNG ? ANGEWANDT ? EXPERIMENT ? GRUPPE ? PFAD ? GESCHICHTLICH ? VERFUEGBARKEIT ? FUNKTION ? Fütterungsversuch ? VERHAELTNIS ? BEWERTEN ? POTENZIAL ? GEMEINSCHAFT ? PROBE ? BIOGEOCHEMISCH ? VERARBEITEN ? UNTER ?

Region: Hessen

Bounding boxes: 9° .. 9° x 50.55° .. 50.55°

License: cc-by-nc-nd/4.0

Language: Englisch/English

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Time ranges: 2010-03-01 - 2013-03-31

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