Research

Functional biodiversity research

biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
land use impact on biodiversity
ecosystem stability
ecological stoichiometry

Remote Sensing

Detection of species, habitats and site characteristics
vegetation structure

Ecology of South-Patagonian bogs

biogeochemical gradients in peat, water and plants
stoichiometry of bog plants
nutrient and carbon dynamics
diversity patterns

Nature Conservation, Restoration Ecology

long-term management effects on grassland vegetation
nutrient removal by management
biogeochemstry of degraded/restored bogs, evaluation of restoration measures
evaluation of the peat bog restoration in NW-Germany
efficiency control of nature conservation measures

Land Use and Climate Change in Western Siberia

carbon stocks of mires, grasslands and forests
biodiversity in mires, grasslands and forests

Application of Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy in Ecology

functional composition of grassland biomass
element contents in biomass
fibre fractions
isotopic composition