Contributing Projects

The contributing projects add innovative observational and experimental studies of taxa, functions and processes. In total 28 projects of the first and second phase end soon. In the thirds phase, 32 projects are funded by the DFG.

Botany related studies

Project acronymsPrincipal investigatorsPeriod
QuantGenAuge
Bossdorf
Prati
2008-2011
GenLinkDurka 2008-2011
GENLANDDurka, Auge2011-2014
ScalingUpBruelheide
Jandt
2008-2011
RangeShift Bruelheide
Welk
2009-2013
BERich Bruelheide
Jandt
2011-2014
ClimateChangeDormann
Scherer-Lorenzen
2008-2011
HydroNiche Dormann
Hildebrandt
2011-2014
BeechGen Finkeldey
Gailing
2008-2011
BEECHADAPTFinkeldey 2011-2014
BioCompHölzel, Kleinebecker 2009-2014
SOILFEEDBACK Joshi
Rillig
2011-2014
Neighbor Ammer
Schulze
2011-2014
PhylloMethylotrophs Kämpfer
Lodders
2008-2011

Pools and fluxes related studies

Project acronymsPrincipal investigatorsPeriod
FUNWOOD II Bauhus
Buscot
Krüger
Hofrichter
2009-2014
DYNPHOS Oelmann 2008-2014
BECycles Wilcke
Siemens
Michalzik
2009-2014
BEDry Bruelheide
Gessler
Weiler
2011-2014

Soil related studies

Project acronymsPrincipal investigatorsPeriod
ACTIFLAG Chatzinotas
Boenigk
2008-2011
Soilomics Daniel2011-2014
Ectomyc Polle 2008-2014
Frass Maraun 2008-2014
AMFroots Hempel 2011-2014
FuPerS Hofrichter
Krüger
2008-2011
BIOSTRUC Joschko
Franko
Illerhaus
2011-2014
Soilcrust Karsten 2011-2014
INDILAP Munch
Schloter
2008-2011
InDiLaNi Matthies
Schloter
Focks
2011-2014
LitterLinks Scheu
Rueß
2008-2014
ModelWeb Brose 2008-2014
NanoFauna Arndt
Bonkowsk
2008-2014
ProFIL Overmann
Friedrich
2008-2014
PROLINKS Drake
Horn
Kolb
2008-2011
SCALEMICKandeler
Marhan
2008-2014
SOILAGG Rillig 2008-2011
DYNSOILS Barto
Rillig
2011-2014
SoilAlgae Friedl 2008-2011
SoilFoodWeb Wolters
Birkhofer
Diekötter
2008-2011
SOILFUN Wolters, Birkhofer 2011-2014
Interact Wurst 2009-2011
RootHerb Wurst
Jeltsch
2011-2014

Aboveground Invertebrates related studies

Project acronymsPrincipal investigatorsPeriod
BATMAN Klein
Krauss
2008-2011
ChemoDiversity Meiners
Obermaier
2008-2011
InsectScale Steffan-Dewenter
Westphal
Tscharntke
Scherber
2008-2011
PlantomicsMüller
Kuhn
2009-2011
Plantcol Schäfer
Blüthgen
2009-2011
Response Blüthgen 2011-2014
Footprints Eltz
Blüthgen
2011-2014
PopGeneLand Aßmann
Drees
2011-2014
PhyloDivBrändle 2011-2014
BarcodesWägele
Weisser
2011-2014

Modeling and remote sensing related studies

Project acronymsPrincipal investigatorsPeriod
BEAM Hovestadt
Jeltsch
Wiegand
Wirth
Reichstein
2008-2011
STRUCTURE Wiegand2008-2011
Climatology Nauss
Bendix
2009-2011
LaserTIR Kleinn 2011-2014