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The parent material as major factor for the properties of the biogeochemical interface: Integrative analysis

The formation of biogeochemical interfaces in soils is controlled, among other factors, by the type of particle surfaces present and the assemblage of organic matter and mineral particles. Therefore, the formation and maturation of interfaces is studied with artificial soils which are produced in long-term biogeochemical laboratory incubation experiments (3, 6, 12, 18 months. Clay minerals, iron oxides and charcoal are used as major model components controlling the formation of interfaces because they exhibit high surface area and microporosity. Soil interface characteristics have been analyzed by several groups involved in the priority program for formation of organo-mineral interfaces, sorptive and thermal interface properties, microbial community structure and function. Already after 6 months of incubation, the artificial soils exhibited different properties in relation to their composition. A unique dataset evolves on the development and the dynamics of interfaces in soil in the different projects contributing to this experiment. An integrated analysis based on a conceptual model and multivariate statistics will help to understand overall processes leading to the biogeochemical properties of interfaces in soil, that are the basis for their functions in ecosystems. Therefore, we propose to establish an integrative project for the evaluation of data obtained and for publication of synergistic work, which will bring the results to a higher level of understanding.

Entwicklung Luftqualität - Emissionswerte NOx 1989 bis 2009 (Umweltatlas)

Emissionswerte NOx, Zeitabschnitt 1989 bis 2009

Entwicklung Luftqualität - Emissionswerte PM 2008/2009 (Umweltatlas)

Emissionswerte PM10 und PM2,5

Langjährige Entwicklung der Luftqualität - Berliner Luftgütemessnetz - Standorte und Messdaten (Umweltatlas)

Darstellung aller Stationen und Messwerte der BLUME-, RUBIS- und Passivsammler-Messnetze seit 1975 sowie ausgewählter langjährig betriebener Berliner Klimastationen

Entwicklung Luftqualität - Emissionswerte SO2 1989 bis 2005 (Umweltatlas)

Emissionswerte SO2

Entwicklung des zukünftigen Wasserbedarfs in verschiedenen Sektoren - Bestimmungsmethoden, Projektionen und Szenarien

Der Klimawandel wirkt sich in Deutschland auf die verfügbaren Wasserressourcen und ihre regionale und saisonale Verteilung aus. Zukünftig wird es nicht nur erforderlich sein, die Prognosefähigkeit des Wasserhaushaltes hinsichtlich der verfügbaren Wassermenge regional und saisonal differenziert zu verbessern, sondern auch verbesserte Einschätzungen zur Entwicklung der Wasserbedarfe verfügbar zu haben. Die Wasserbedarfe werden neben politischen Entscheidungen, von technologischen Neuerungen, dem demografischen Wandel und vom Klimawandel beeinflusst. Aufbauend auf den Arbeiten verschiedener Refo-Plan Vorhaben (z.B. WADKlim, EE & Wasser) sowie Arbeiten anderer Institutionen wird die zukünftige Entwicklung von Wasserbedarfen in den Sektoren Haushalte, Landwirtschaft, Energie, Industrie und ggf. weiterer (z.B. Tourismus) zusammengetragen und gemeinsam analysiert. Dabei soll nach Zeithorizont und Region sowie verwendeter Datengrundlage und Methodik kategorisiert werden. Auf der Grundlage dieser zusammenfassenden Darstellung wird zunächst ein strukturierter Überblick über die zur Verfügung stehenden Methoden zur Bestimmung der Wasserbedarfe erarbeitet. Dieser Überblick zeigt die Einsatzbereiche der jeweiligen Methode, verdeutlicht aber auch methodische Grenzen und den geeigneten Zeithorizont. Weiterhin werden auf der Basis der vorangegangenen Arbeitsschritte Szenarien für zukünftige Wasserbedarfe entwickelt. Der zukünftige Wasserbedarf soll abgeschätzt und eventuelle Lücken in der Darstellung der Wasserbedarfe mit Simulationsrechnungen geschlossen werden. Die 'Wasserbedarfs-Szenarien' sollen -vergleichbar zu den Klimaszenarien- mögliche Entwicklungskorridore aufzeigen, verstärkende Effekte des Klimawandels berücksichtigen, Aussagen auf unterschiedlichen Skalen (z.B. national, aber auch regional – evtl. Ebene der Wasserversorgungskonzepte) ermöglichen, die Wirkung von Steuerungsmaßnahmen abbilden sowie die erforderlichen Daten nennen.

Maßnahmen Natura2000

Maßnahmen und Behandlungsgrundsätze für guten Erhaltungszustand der Lebensräume und Arten nach FFH-Richtlinie. Die Sach- und Geometriedaten werden im Informationssystem Sächsische NATURA 2000-Datenbank (IS SaND) gepflegt.

Adaptations and counter-adaptations in the coevolutionary arms race of a baculovirus and its insect host

Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV, Baculoviridae) is one of the most important agents for the control of codling moth (CM, Cydia pomonella, L.) in both biological and integrated pest management. The rapid emergence of resistance against CpGV-M, which was observed in about 40 European CM field populations from 2003 on, could be traced back to a single, dominant, sex-linked gene. Since then, resistance management has been based on mixtures of new CpGV isolates (CpGV-I12, -S), which are able to overcome this resistance. Recently, resistance even to these novel isolates was observed in CM field populations. This resistance does not follow the described dominant, sex-linked inheritance trait. At the same time, another isolate CpGV-V15 was identified showing high virulence against these resistant populations. To elucidate this novel resistance mechanism and to identify the resistance gene(s) involved, we propose a comprehensive analysis of this resistance on the cellular and genomic level of codling moth. Because of the lack of previous knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of virus resistance in insects, several different and complementary approaches will be pursued. This study will not only give an in-depth insight into the genetic possibilities for development of baculovirus resistance in CM field populations and how the virus overcomes it, but can also serve as an important model for other baculovirus-host interaction systems.

Forest vegetation development in the Bavarian Forest National Park following the 1983 windfall event

In the Bavarian Forest National Park a brief, but intense storm event on 1 August 1983 created large windfall areas. The windfall ecosystems within the protection zone of the park were left develop without interference; outside this zone windfall areas were cleared of dead wood but not afforested. A set of permanent plots (transect design with 10 to 10 m plots) was established in 1988 in spruce forests of wet and cool valley bottoms in order to document vegetation development. Resampling shall take place every five years; up to now it was done in 1993 and 1998. On cleared areas an initial raspberry (Rubus idaeus) shrub community was followed by pioneer birch (Betula pubescens, B. pendula) woodland, a sequence well known from managed forest stands. In contrast to this, these two stages were restricted to root plates of fallen trees in uncleared windfalls; here shade-tolerant tree species of the terminal forest stages established rather quickly from saplings that had already been present in the preceeding forest stand. Soil surface disturbances are identified to be causal to the management pathway of forest development, wereas the untouched pathway is caused by relatively low disturbance levels. The simulation model FORSKA-M is used to analyse different options of further stand development with a simulation time period of one hundred years.

Carbon acquisition during pathogenic development of Ustilago maydis and Colletotrichum graminicola

The biotrophic fungus Ustilago maydis infects corn and induces the formation of tumors. In order for the fungus to proliferate in the infected tissue, U. maydis has to redirect the metabolism of the host to the site of infection. We wish to elucidate how this is accomplished. To this end we will perform transcript profiling during the time course of infection for both, the fungus and the maize plant. This will be complemented by metabolome analysis of different tissues during infection as well as by apoplastic fluid analysis. The goals will be to identify the carbon sources taken up by the fungus during biotrophic growth, to identify the transporters required for uptake, determine their specificity and elucidate how these carbon sources are provided by the plant. Fungal mutants affected in discrete stages of pathogenic development will be included in these studies. Likely candidate genes for carbon uptake/supply as well as for redirecting host metabolism will be functionally characterized by generating knockouts in the fungus and by isolating plants carrying mutations in respective genes or by generating transgenic plants expressing RNAi constructs.

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