Conveners
Biodiversity Dynamics and Complexity
- Benoit Gauzens (German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv))
- Anika Neu (iDiv, Uni Jena)
Fragmentation of terrestrial and freshwater habitats produces negative impacts to wildlife populations, plant community persistence and overall ecosystem function. Preserving connectivity between crucial habitat areas and across large landscapes is vital to sustain biodiversity during ongoing anthropogenic global change. Identifying key ecological corridors at spatial extents large enough to...
Investigating climate niche properties of plant species is, in face of climate change, of great interest, especially to predict their future distribution or their response to future conditions. The fitting of climate niche requires both reliable climatic variables and distribution data. Most of the studies use distribution data from the well-known open access Global Biodiversity Information...
Primary Biological Aerosol Particles (PBAPs) are airborne materials of biological origin, comprising viable and non-viable entities such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, spores, pollen, subcellular fragments, and plant/animal detritus (Després et al., 2012). Emitted directly from the biosphere into the atmosphere, PBAPs can undergo short- or long-range atmospheric transport. Their...
The phyllosphere of temperate trees is a dynamic environment and undergoes phenological changes throughout the growing season. However, the key drivers of phyllosphere microbiome dynamics are still poorly understood. Following bacterial community composition and throughfall-mediated bacterial transport for oak (Quercus robur L.), ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) and linden (Tilia cordata...
During times of unprecedented biodiversity loss, understanding biodiversity ecosystem-functioning (BEF) relationships is essential to mitigate the consequences. One well-established observation is that the effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functions strengthens over time. A proposed explanation for this pattern is the increase of trait dissimilarity between co-occuring species, which results...
Groundwater-dependent vegetation (GDV) plays a vital role in sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services in water-limited environments. Yet its extent and distribution remain poorly mapped in the Mediterranean biome. This presentation synthesizes a stepwise progression in understanding and mapping GDV across the Mediterranean biome, integrating remote sensing predictors, botanical field...
Manual microscopic analyses are generally considered the gold standard for various palynological applications. However, in recent years, automated, database-supported methods for pollen analysis are increasingly being used. These approaches are considered to be more cost-effective, less time-consuming and enable better reproducibility than conventional microscope-based methods.
One example...
In response to the global biodiversity crisis and the need for reliable, integrative taxonomic resources, the World Flora Online (WFO) initiative provides a collaborative platform for compiling a global plant species checklist. Central to this are Taxonomic Expert Networks (TENs), which unite specialists to curate family-level data. This presentation introduces the newly established Meliaceae...
