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Daten zum Projekt

Forest regeneration and biodiversity at the forest-steppe border of the Altai and Khangai Mountains under contrasting developments of livestock numbers in Kazakhstan and Mongolia (extension)

Initiative: Zwischen Europa und Orient - Mittelasien/Kaukasus im Fokus der Wissenschaft
Bewilligung: 02.07.2013
Laufzeit: 3 Jahre

Projektinformationen

In the second project phase investigations shall focus on the questions how much area a forest must have and how closely connected to other forests it must be to possess characteristic forest traits in terms of biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Moreover,the consequences of forest degradation and conversion into pioneer forests and shrublands are to be studied. Therefore, the key objectives of the second term are to analyze the effects of forest fragmentation (studied on the case example of Mongolia) and forest degradation (investigated on the case example of Kazakhstan) on biodiversity, ecosystem functions and the economic significance of forests in the forest-steppe ecotone. Studies on the plant and animal diversity include the ground vegetation, epiphytic lichens and invertebrates, while the study of ecosystem traits includes the above-ground biomass and carbon pools, productivity, forest regeneration, the nutrient status and the carbon pools of the soil, and drought stress. The economic significance of disturbance for the local populations is analyzed using interviews and secondary information. Interviews with the local population are also used to identify areas of comparable livestock grazing pressures before sample plot selection.

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