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Native plants and mycorrhizal fungi in wind erosion control in the Kailash-Manasarovar region (Tibet, China)

We study the effects of plants and root-associated fungi on wind erosion within the alpine environment of Tibet. China is one of the countries most affected by desertification processes and Tibet, in particular, a key region in desertification combat. The presented project focuses on the Barkha Plain surrounded by Mount Kailash and the Lake of Manasarovar (Ngari Prefecture). This Western Tibet region experienced little scientific attention but, nowadays, faces rapidly increasing touristic activities and expanding local settlements associated with socio-economic changes that are serious threats to the delicate ecological balance and potential triggers of desertification. It exists almost unanimous agreement that revegetation is the most efficient and promising strategy to combat wind erosion and desertification in the long term. However, re-colonising success is often poor, mainly under extreme environmental conditions. Compared to conventional practices, the approach of the presented project attains better accordance with natural succession processes and promises acceleration of both plant and soil development and, conclusively, more efficient desertification control. The project assesses the potential of native plants and symbiotic fungi to control wind erosion and desertification processes. It aims to identify key plants and fungi that increase soil aggregate stability and efficiently drive succession into a natural and self-maintaining cycle of the ecosystem. Furthermore, it provides crucial information for implementing environmentally compatible and cost-effective measures to protect high-elevation ecosystems against desertification. Within three successional stages (early, intermediate, late), field investigations are performed on the basis of Modified-Whittaker plots. Classic methods of vegetation analysis and myco-sociology are combined with analysis of distribution patterns at different scales (patchiness, connectivity). Comprehensive soil analysis is performed comprising grain size distribution, aggregate stability, pH as well as water and nutrient contents. Additionally, important parameters of wind erosion are measured concurrently and continuously to assess their magnitude and variability with respect to vegetation and soil at different levels of development. The parameters addressed, include sediment transport, air temperature, radiation, precipitation, relative humidity as well as speed and direction of wind. Surface moisture is recorded periodically and roughness described. Species and environmental parameters are checked for spatial correlation. Cutting edge technologies are applied in laboratory work, comprising molecular methods for fungal species identification and micro-tomography to analyse soil structure. Furthermore, successfully cultivated fungi and plants are subject of synthesis experiments and industrial propagation in view of practical implementation in restoration measures.

Korrosionsempfindliche Dosimetermaterialien zur Überwachung der Umweltbedingungen an Kulturgütern

Die einzelnen Belastungsfaktoren von Kulturgütern können durch apparativ aufwendige und kostenintensive Einzelmessungen mit Hilfe der modernen Analytik genau bestimmt werden. Mit den sogenannten Glassensoren wurde am Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung (ISC) eine elegante und zerstörungsfreie Methode entwickelt, die ohne aufwendige Messungen der einzelnen Parameter die auftretenden Gesamtbelastungen über einen längeren Zeitraum hinweg registrieren kann. Die Verwendung von sensibilisierten Glasflächen als Dosimetermaterial wurde für den bisherigen Anwendungsbereich ausgeschöpft. Ziel dieses Vorhabens ist es, neue korrosionsempfindliche Materialien und Komponenten herzustellen und für den prinzipiellen Einsatz zur Überwachung der Umweltbedingungen an Kulturgütern zu prüfen. Zum einen sollen Granulate der bisherigen Glasmaterialien mit unterschiedlicher Körnung in eine NIR-transparente Trägermatrix aus SiO2-Aerogel eingebracht werden. Zum anderen bietet sich die Modifizierung der inneren Oberfläche von SiO2-Aerogelen an, die dann selbst als detektionsaktive Medien fungieren können. Ein weiterer Syntheseweg soll so gewählt werden, dass Aerogel- oder Xerogelschichten ohne überkritische Trocknung auf Glas als Trägermaterial hergestellt werden. In jedem Fall muss der korrosive Einfluss bestimmter Umweltfaktoren (Feuchte, Temperatur, Schadgase) in einem Expositionsprogramm in Klimakammern, zunächst durch Variation einzelner Parameter und schließlich durch deren Kombination systematisch charakterisiert werden. Nach Abschluss dieser Labortestphase können - bei Projektende - Expositionsprogramme in Museen verwirklicht werden.

Pollen and environmental reconstruction, Holocene dynamics of tropical rainforest, climate, fire, human impact and land use in Sulawesi and Sumatra, Indonesia

The present-day configuration of Indonesia and SE Asia is the results of a long history of tectonic movements, volcanisms and global eustatic sea-level changes. Not indifferent to these dynamics, fauna and flora have been evolving and dispersing following a complicate pattern of continent-sea changes to form what are today defined as Sundaland and Wallacea biogeographical regions. The modern intraannual climate of Indonesia is generally described as tropical, seasonally wet with seasonal reversals of prevailing low-level winds (Asian-Australian monsoon). However at the interannual scale a range of influences operating over varying time scales affect the local climate in respect of temporal and spatial distribution of rainfall. Vegetation generally reflects climate and to simplify it is possible to distinguish three main ecological elements in the flora of Malaysia: everwet tropical, seasonally dry tropical (monsoon) and montane. Within those major ecological groups, a wide range of specific local conditions caused a complex biogeography which has and still attract the attention of botanists and biogeographers worldwide. Being one of the richest regions in the Worlds in terms of species endemism and biodiversity, Indonesia has recently gone through intensive transformation of previously rural/natural lands for intensive agriculture (oil palm, rubber, cocoa plantations and rice fields). Climate change represents an additional stress. Projected climate changes in the region include strengthening of monsoon circulation and increase in the frequency and magnitude of extreme rainfall and drought events. The ecological consequences of these scenarios are hard to predict. Within the context of sustainable management of conservation areas and agro-landscapes, Holocene palaeoecological and palynological studies provide a valuable contribution by showing how the natural vegetation present at the location has changed as a consequence of climate variability in the long-term (e.g. the Mid-Holocene moisture maximum, the modern ENSO onset, Little Ice Age etc.). The final aim of my PhD research is to compare the Holocene history of Jambi province and Central Sulawesi. In particular: - Reconstructing past vegetation, plant diversity and climate dynamics in the two study areas Jambi (Sumatra) and Lore Lindu National Park (Sulawesi) - Comparing the ecological responses of lowland monsoon swampy rainforest (Sumatra) and everwet montane rainforests (Sulawesi) to environmental variability (vulnerability/resilience) - Investigating the history of human impact on the landscape (shifting cultivation, slash and burn, crop cultivation, rubber and palm oil plantation) - Assessing the impact and role of droughts (El Niño) and fires - Adding a historical perspective to the evaluation of current and future changes.

GTS Bulletin: IUXD53 EDZW - Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR (details are described in the abstract)

The IUXD53 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (I): Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR T1T2 (IU): Upper air T1T2A1 (IUX): Other upper air reports A2 (D): 90°E - 0° northern hemisphere(The bulletin collects reports from stations: 10184;Greifswald;) (Remarks from Volume-C: High resolution 2 sec., BUFR309057, Level 500) IUXD53 BUFR bulletin available 10184 Greifswald from EDZW (Deutscher Wetterdienst) up to 500 hPa at 00 UTC, 12 UTC, ON DEMAND 06 UTC, 18 UTC

GTS Bulletin: IUKD23 EDZW - Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR (details are described in the abstract)

The IUKD23 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (I): Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR T1T2 (IU): Upper air T1T2A1 (IUK): Radio soundings from fixed land stations (up to 100 hPa) A2 (D): 90°E - 0° northern hemisphere(The bulletin collects reports from stations: 10184;Greifswald;) (Remarks from Volume-C: High resolution 2 sec., BUFR309057) IUKD23 BUFR bulletin available 10184 Greifswald from EDZW (Deutscher Wetterdienst) up to 100 hPa at 00 UTC, 12 UTC, ON DEMAND 06 UTC, 18 UTC

GTS Bulletin: IUXD52 EDZW - Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR (details are described in the abstract)

The IUXD52 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (I): Observational data (Binary coded) - BUFR T1T2 (IU): Upper air T1T2A1 (IUX): Other upper air reports A2 (D): 90°E - 0° northern hemisphere(The bulletin collects reports from stations: 10113;Norderney;) (Remarks from Volume-C: High resolution 2 sec., BUFR309057, Level 500) IUXD52 BUFR bulletin available 10113 Norderney from EDZW (Deutscher Wetterdienst) up to 500 hPa. at 00 UTC, 12 UTC, ON DEMAND 06 UTC, 18 UTC

GTS Bulletin: SILV41 UMRR - Surface data (details are described in the abstract)

The SILV41 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (S): Surface data T1T2 (SI): Intermediate synoptic hour A1A2 (LV): Latvia (Remarks from Volume-C: NilReason)

GTS Bulletin: USVX02 EDZW - Upper air data (details are described in the abstract)

The USVX02 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (U): Upper air data T1T2 (US): Upper level pressure, temperature, humidity and wind (Part A) (Remarks from Volume-C: TEMP SHIP)

GTS Bulletin: ULAA01 EDZW - Upper air data (details are described in the abstract)

The ULAA01 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (U): Upper air data T1T2 (UL): Upper level pressure, temperature, humidity and wind (Part C) A1A2 (AA): Antarctic (The bulletin collects reports from stations: 89002;GEORG VON NEUMAYER;)

GTS Bulletin: USAA01 EDZW - Upper air data (details are described in the abstract)

The USAA01 TTAAii Data Designators decode as: T1 (U): Upper air data T1T2 (US): Upper level pressure, temperature, humidity and wind (Part A) A1A2 (AA): Antarctic (The bulletin collects reports from stations: 89002;GEORG VON NEUMAYER;)

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