Der INSPIRE-Dienst Verteilung der Arten (Tierarten gemäß Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10073 und Pflanzenarten gemäß Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8908) gibt einen Überblick über die Verteilung der Tier-, Pflanzen und Pilzarten im Freistaat Thüringen. Der Datensatz entstammt dem Thüringer Arten-Erfassungsprogramm, welches 1992 bei der Thüringer Landesanstalt für Umwelt und Geologie (jetzt TLUBN) aufgebaut wurde. Der Datenbestand wird seitdem kontinuierlich aktualisiert, erweitert und ausgewertet. Erfassungsschwerpunkte sind: • gefährdete Arten • gesetzlich besonders und streng geschützte Arten • sonstige faunistisch und floristisch bemerkenswerte Arten. Weiterhin werden Arten in bestimmten Gebieten wie Schutzgebieten und schutzwürdigen Bereichen vertieft erfasst. Zu den Artendaten zählen bzgl. der Fauna die Unterteilungen Amphibien, Fische / Rundmäuler, Reptilien, Säugetiere, Vögel, Heuschrecken, Käfer, Libellen, Spinnentiere, Schmetterlinge, Weichtiere und weitere Wirbellosengruppen. Der Datensatz der in Thüringen vorkommenden Pflanzen- und Pilzarten beschränkt sich zunächst auf folgende Artengruppen: Farn- und Blütenpflanzen, Moose, Flechten, Armleuchteralgen, Süßwasser-Rotalgen und „Groß-Pilze“ (Fungi). Mittelfristig ist vorgesehen, dieses Spektrum um die phytoparasitischen Kleinpilze zu erweitern. Großteils stammen die faunistischen Daten aus der Zeit ab 1985; es sind aber auch historische Daten enthalten. Datenquellen sind u. a. Beobachtungen aus Gutachten im Auftrag der Naturschutzverwaltung (Schutzwürdigkeitsgutachten, Artenhilfsprogramm-Basis-Erhebungen, regionale Erfassungen...), aus Faunistik-Projekten, ehrenamtliche Kartierungen, andere Gutachten, soweit hierfür Ausnahmegenehmigungen erforderlich waren, sowie Literatur. Die Daten der Pflanzen und Pilze entstammen ebenfalls unterschiedlichen Datenquellen. Dazu gehören Auswertungen von Publikationen von Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts bis heute sowie die fortlaufende Auswertung neu erscheinender Literatur. Weitere Datenquellen sind Herbarien, unveröffentlichte Gutachten und akademische Abschlussarbeiten sowie unsystematische Einzelmeldungen. Der größte Teil der Daten geht jedoch auf systematische Erhebungen seit Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts zurück, die durch ehrenamtliche Fachvereinigungen und ihrer Mitglieder (z. T. in Kooperation des TLUBN und seiner Vorgänger) erfasst wurden (Thüringische Botanische Gesellschaft e. V., Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen e. V., Thüringer Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mykologie e. V., bryologisch-lichenologische Artenkenner etc.). Bei einzelnen Artengruppen gehen die meisten Daten auf das Engagement einzelner Personen zurück (Armleuchteralgen, Süßwasser-Rotalgen). Der Datenbestand ist bezüglich der verschiedenen Arten wie bezüglich der regionalen Erfassungsintensität und Datendichte pro Flächeneinheit heterogen und daher unterschiedlich repräsentativ. So liegen z. B. floristische Daten, die vor 2000 erhoben wurden und für „kommune“ Arten oft nur Rasterangaben vor. Punktgenaue Daten wurden im Wesentlichen nach dem Jahr 2000 und meistens nur für seltene und gefährdete oder sonstige bemerkenswerte Arten erfasst. Es ist daher stets an Hand der Recherche-Ergebnisse zu prüfen, ob die Artendaten für den vorgesehenen Zweck ausreichend sind oder ob weitere Recherchen / Kartierungen erforderlich sind. Weiterhin ist zu betonen, dass in Deutschland alle Artangaben zunächst so aufgenommen werden, wie sie in der entsprechenden Quelle enthalten sind. Der vorliegende Datenbestand ist folglich eine Nachschlagemöglichkeit für diese Daten. Deshalb ist vor der Ableitung weitreichender Konsequenzen aus dem Vorkommen einzelner Arten die Plausibilität und Aktualität des entsprechenden Artvorkommens zu prüfen. Entsprechend der EU-Richtlinie INSPIRE liegt der Datensatz als Grid auf Basis der flächentreuen Lambert Azimutal-Projektion (ETRS89-LAEA-Raster) mit einer Rasterweite von 10 km vor.
Comprehension of belowground competition between plant species is a central part in understanding the complex interactions in intercropped agricultural systems, between crops and weeds as well as in natural ecosystems. So far, no simple and rapid method for species discrimination of roots in the soil exists. We will be developing a method for root discrimination of various species based on Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)-Attenuated Total Reflexion (ATR) Spectroscopy and expanding its application to the field. The absorbance patterns of FTIR-ATR spectra represent the chemical sample composition like an individual fingerprint. By means of multivariate methods, spectra will be grouped according to spectral and chemical similarity in order to achieve species discrimination. We will investigate pea and oat roots as well as maize and barnyard grass roots using various cultivars/proveniences grown in the greenhouse. Pea and oat are recommendable species for intercropping to achieve superior grain and protein yields in an environmentally sustainable manner. To evaluate the effects of intercropping on root distribution in the field, root segments will be measured directly at the soil profile wall using a mobile FTIR spectrometer. By extracting the main root compounds (lipids, proteins, carbohydrates) and recording their FTIR-ATR spectra as references, we will elucidate the chemical basis of species-specific differences.
Ziel des Projektes ist eine Bestandsaufnahme der Wassermassenverteilung und der Zirkulation im Arktischen Ozean. Stabile Sauerstoffisotopen (delta18O) des Wassers ist ein konservativer Tracer und werden zusammen mit hydrochemischen Daten dazu verwendet das vom Schelf stammende Süßwasser (Flusswasser und Meereis-Schmelze oder Bildung) und die aus dem Pazifik stammende Komponente zu untersuchen. Auf diese Weise wird der Einfluss dieser Wassermassen in der arktischen Salzgehaltsschichtung (Halokline), dem Atlantischen Zwischenwasser und dem Tiefen- und Bodenwasser des Arktischen Ozeans quantifiziert werden. Es ist bekannt, dass die Verteilung der Pazifischen Komponente starken Veränderungen auf dekadischen Zeitskalen unterliegt aber auch in den Süßwasserverteilungen im Transpolaren Drift Strom wurden 2007 starke Variationen beobachtet welche somit auf zusätzliche jährliche Variationen hinweisen. Es ist nicht bekannt ob die 2007 beobachteten Variationen ein permanentes Phänomen sind und ob diese mit dem weitgehenden Fehlen des Pazifischen Wassers in diesem Zeitraum zusammenhängen. Die geplante flächendeckende und quantitative Erfassung der Süßwasserverteilung und des Pazifischen Wassers werden daher dazu beitragen, den Einfluss und die möglichen Rückkopplungsmechanismen der arktischen Hydrographie auf den arktischen und globalen Klimawandel weitergehend zu verstehen.
Methane (CH4) is a major greenhouse gas of which the atmospheric concentration has more than doubled since pre-industrial times. Soils can act as both, source and sink for atmospheric CH4, while upland forest soils generally act as CH4 consumers. Oxidation rates depend on factors influenced by the climate like soil temperature and soil moisture but also on soil properties like soil structure, texture and chemical properties. Many of these parameters directly influence soil aeration. CH4 oxidation in soils seems to be controlled by the supply with atmospheric CH4, and thus soil aeration is a key factor. We aim to investigate the importance of soil-gas transport-processes for CH4 oxidation in forest soils from the variability the intra-site level, down to small-scale (0.1 m), using new approaches of field measurements. Further we will investigate the temporal evolution of soil CH4 consumption and the influence of environmental factors during the season. Based on previous results, we hypothesize that turbulence-driven pressure-pumping modifies the transport of CH4 into the soil, and thus, also CH4 consumption. To improve the understanding of horizontal patterns of CH4 oxidation we want to integrate the vertical dimension on the different scales using an enhanced gradient flux method. To overcome the constraints of the classical gradient method we will apply gas-diffusivity measurements in-situ using tracer gases and Finite-Element-Modeling. Similar to the geophysical technique of Electrical Resistivity Tomography we want to develop a Gas Diffusivity Tomography. This will allow to derive the three-dimensional distribution of soil gas diffusivity and methane oxidation.
In soils and sediments there is a strong coupling between local biogeochemical processes and the distribution of water, electron acceptors, acids, nutrients and pollutants. Both sides are closely related and affect each other from small scale to larger scale. Soil structures such as aggregates, roots, layers, macropores and wettability differences occurring in natural soils enhance the patchiness of these distributions. At the same time the spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of these important parameters is difficult to access. By applying non-destructive measurements it is possible to overcome these limitations. Our non-invasive fluorescence imaging technique can directly quantity distribution and changes of oxygen and pH. Similarly, the water content distribution can be visualized in situ also by optical imaging, but more precisely by neutron radiography. By applying a combined approach we will clarify the formation and architecture of interfaces induces by oxygen consumption, pH changes and water distribution. We will map and model the effects of microbial and plant root respiration for restricted oxygen supply due to locally high water saturation, in natural as well as artificial soils. Further aspects will be biologically induced pH changes, influence on fate of chemicals, and oxygen delivery from trapped gas phase.
Previous studies indicated that the development and biogeochemistry of paddy soils relates to the parent material, thus the original soil paddies derive from. The proposed research focuses on redox-mediated changes in mineral composition and mineral-associated organic matter (OM) during paddy transformation of different soils. We plan to subject soil samples to a series of redox cycles, in order to mimic paddy soil formation and development. Soils with strongly different properties and mineral composition as well as at different states of paddy transformation; ranging from unchanged soils to fully developed paddy soils, are to be included. We hypothesize that dissolved organic matter is one key driver in redox-mediated transformations, serving as an electron donator as well as interacting with dissolved metals and minerals. The extent of effects shall depend on the parent soil's original mineral assemblage and organic matter and their mutual interactions. The experimental paddy soil transformation will tracked by analyses of soil solutions, of the (re-)distribution of carbon (by addition of 13C-labelled rice straw), of indicative biomolecules (sugars, amino sugars, fatty acids, lignin) and of minerals (including the redox state of Fe). For analyses of organic matter as well as of mineral characteristics we plan to utilize EXAFS and XPS, for Fe-bearing minerals also Mößbauer spectroscopy. This approach of experimental pedology seems appropriate to give insight into the major factors during paddy soil formation and development.
For surface soils, the mechanisms controlling soil organic C turnover have been thoroughly investigated. The database on subsoil C dynamics, however, is scarce, although greater than 50 percent of SOC stocks are stored in deeper soil horizons. The transfer of results obtained from surface soil studies to deeper soil horizons is limited, because soil organic matter (SOM) in deeper soil layers is exposed to contrasting environmental conditions (e.g. more constant temperature and moisture regime, higher CO2 and lower O2 concentrations, increasing N and P limitation to C mineralization with soil depth) and differs in composition compared to SOM of the surface layer, which in turn entails differences in its decomposition. For a quantitative analysis of subsoil SOC dynamics, it is necessary to trace the origins of the soil organic compounds and the pathways of their transformations. Since SOM is composed of various C pools which turn over on different time scales, from hours to millennia, bulk measurements do not reflect the response of specific pools to both transient and long-term change and may significantly underestimate CO2 fluxes. More detailed information can be gained from the fractionation of subsoil SOM into different functional pools in combination with the use of stable and radioactive isotopes. Additionally, soil-respired CO2 isotopic signatures can be used to understand the role of environmental factors on the rate of SOM decomposition and the magnitude and source of CO2 fluxes. The aims of this study are to (i) determine CO2 production and subsoil C mineralization in situ, (ii) investigate the vertical distribution and origin of CO2 in the soil profile using 14CO2 and 13CO2 analyses in the Grinderwald, and to (iii) determine the effect of environmental controls (temperature, oxygen) on subsoil C turnover. We hypothesize that in-situ CO2 production in subsoils is mainly controlled by root distribution and activity and that CO2 produced in deeper soil depth derives to a large part from the mineralization of fresh root derived C inputs. Further, we hypothesize that a large part of the subsoil C is potentially degradable, but is mineralized slower compared with the surface soil due to possible temperature or oxygen limitation.
Magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) on microcosm soil cores (200 mm Ø) used for CeMiX, comprising naturally stacked subsoil down to 700 mm plus topsoil from CeFiT, will be implemented at a laterally partially open Split 1.5 T magnet, with intended final in-plane spatial resolution of 200 Micro m. Three-dimensional biopore distributions and dynamics of their formation within the cores will be determined non-invasively and compared to complementing CT analyses of SP 2. One major aim is a non-invasive differentiation of the biopores into earthworm- and root system-originating ones and currently air-, water-, root- and earthwormfilled ones, based on NMR relaxation parameters. Attempts will additionally be made to classify different wall coatings of the biopores with regard to their water affinity. Dynamics of water distribution within the microcosm core and its biopore structures, starting from initial values taken from CeFiT (SP 3), will be documented with an in-plane resolution of 5 mm, in parallel to measurements of root growth dynamics for calculation of biomass and root surface area. Special emphasis will be put on the role of the plant root system for a re-distribution of water/D2O (and solutes) between different soil layers. Finally we will attempt MRT-controlled sample collection from the microcosm cores, to get - together with our research unit partners of SPs 4-8 - repeated access to minimally invasively acquired data on nutrient and microorganism distributions in concert with non-invasively collected water and root distribution data as a basis for dynamic modelling of water and solute circuits in SP 10. Beside the microcosm cores, flat rhizotrons as used in SP 3 will be employed to enable measurements of root and shoot hydrostatic pressure profiles with pressure probes, in addition to MRT measurements. In this way water distributions and corresponding driving forces and growth dynamics will be measured altogether in a minimally invasive manner.
It is well established that reduced supply of fresh organic matter, interactions of organic matter with mineral phases and spatial inaccessibility affect C stocks in subsoils. However, quantitative information required for a better understanding of the contribution of each of the different processes to C sequestration in subsoils and for improvements of subsoil C models is scarce. The same is true for the main controlling factors of the decomposition rates of soil organic matter in subsoils. Moreover, information on spatial variabilities of different properties in the subsoil is rare. The few studies available which couple near and middle infrared spectroscopy (NIRS/MIRS) with geostatistical approaches indicate a potential for the creation of spatial maps which may show hot spots with increased biological activities in the soil profile and their effects on the distribution of C contents. Objectives are (i) to determine the mean residence time of subsoil C in different fractions by applying fractionation procedures in combination with 14C measurements; (ii) to study the effects of water content, input of 13C-labelled roots and dissolved organic matter and spatial inaccessibility on C turnover in an automatic microcosm system; (iii) to determine general soil properties and soil biological and chemical characteristics using NIRS and MIRS, and (iv) to extrapolate the measured and estimated soil properties to the vertical profiles by using different spatial interpolation techniques. For the NIRS/MIRS applications, sample pretreatment (air-dried vs. freeze-dried samples) and calibration procedures (a modified partial least square (MPLS) approach vs. a genetic algorithm coupled with MPLS or PLS) will be optimized. We hypothesize that the combined application of chemical fractionation in combination with 14C measurements and the results of the incubation experiments will give the pool sizes of passive, intermediate, labile and very labile C and N and the mean residence times of labile and very labile C and N. These results will make it possible to initialize the new quantitative model to be developed by subproject PC. Additionally, we hypothesize that the sample pretreatment 'freeze-drying' will be more useful for the estimation of soil biological characteristics than air-drying. The GA-MPLS and GA-PLS approaches are expected to give better estimates of the soil characteristics than the MPLS and PLS approaches. The spatial maps for the different subsoil characteristics in combination with the spatial maps of temperature and water contents will presumably enable us to explain the spatial heterogeneity of C contents.
Boron (B) is an essential microelement for plants. Despite the use of modern fertilization methods, B deficiency still causes losses in agricultural plant production. Even though many positive effects of B on plant growth and physiology have been reported, a large majority of B functions and the regulatory mechanisms controlling the B nutritional status remain unknown. The main objective of this project is to elucidate how the greatly B deficiency-sensitive Brassica crop plants process and regulate their B status during vegetative and reproductive growth. In this context, the project aims at identifying the mode of action of B in mechanisms regulating the B status itself and uncovering those mechanisms contributing to B efficiency in different genotypes. Plant species subjected to investigation will be the agronomically important oilseed and vegetable plant Brassica napus (rapeseed) and its close relative the genetic and molecular model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Questions addressed within the scope of this project should lead to a detailed understanding of mechanisms controlling B uptake and allocation from the level of the whole plant down to the cellular level. B transport routes and rates will be determined in sink- and source tissues and in developmental periods with a particularly high B demand. A special focus will be on the identification of B transport bottlenecks and the analysis of B deficiency-sensitive transport processes to and within the highly B-demanding reproductive organs. Recent studies in Arabidopsis suggest that Nodulin26-like Intrinsic Proteins (NIPs), which belong to the aquaporin channel protein family, are essential for plant B uptake and distribution. The systematic focus on the molecular and physiological characterization of B. napus NIPs will clarify their role in B transport and will identify novel NIP-associated mechanisms playing key roles in the B response network.To further resolve the mostly unknown impact of the B nutritional status on gene regulation and metabolism, a transcript and metabolite profile of B-sufficient and B-deficient rapeseed plants will be generated. Additionally, an Arabidopsis transcription factor knockout collection (greater 300 lines) will be screened for abnormalities in responses to the B nutritional status. This will identify yet unknown B-responsive genes (transcription factors and their targets) and gene products (enzymes or metabolite variations) playing key roles in signalling pathways and mechanisms regulating the B homeostasis. Boron (in form of boric acid) and arsenite (As) share in all likelihood the same NIP-mediated transport pathways. To assess the consequences of this dual transport pathway the so far unstudied impact of the plants B nutritional status on the accumulation and distribution of As will be investigated in B. napus. Moreover, the current dimension of the As contamination of Brassica-based food products, to which consumers are exposed to, will be analyzed. usw.
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