Vegetation Analysis & Phytodiversity along temperature and precipitation gradients
Subproject leaders: Prof. Dr. Helge Walentowski (HAWK Göttingen, Germany); Prof. Dr. Stefan Zerbe (Uni Bolzano, Italy); Dr. Gabriel Loguercio (CIEFAP, Argentina)
In this research focus, species composition, habitat structures and functions of different forest types will be investigated in their dependence on topographic site conditions, climate (temperature, drought, microclimate) and soil. This contributes to a comprehensive bioclimatic, biogeographic and vegetation ecological characterization of the study area, and complements and verifies remote sensing methods. In addition, changes in species composition and forest structure related to fire as well as successional stages will be characterized.
The overall objective is to define climatogenic tipping points of natural central Patagonian forest ecosystems along temperature and climatic moisture gradients, also in relation to disturbances and soil conditions, and to compare them with the predominant climatic factors in Central Europe. From these basic findings, approaches can be derived to adapt sustainably managed forests of the temperate deciduous forest region in the besst possible way to climate warming and to large-scale disturbances (in Patagonia fire, in Central Europe rather storms, drought, insects).
Results on this research focus can be found in the project updates (pdf project update 2022 pdf project update 2023).
A poster was presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS). Here, Natalia Joelson explains the key points of the poster.
This subproject is led by the HAWK, Faculty of Resource Management in Göttingen, Germany
Main project team: Natalia Zoe Joelson (PhD student)
Further team members: Dr. Steffi Heinrichs, Dr. Alois Simon, Dr. José Omar Bava, Dr. Héctor Gonda
Publications
Joelson N.Z., Loguercio G., Bava J.O., Gonda H., Ivancich H., Neri Winter A., Heinrichs S., Zerbe S., Walentowski H. (2022) Vegetation composition along altitudinal and longitudinal gradients in Northwestern Patagonia. Poster presentation at the 64th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS). pdf (Book of Abstracts)
