#Animals #2020 – 2023
MetaInvert (Cooperation project)
Description of nematode communities in grassland
The aim of the cooperation project is a better understanding of the diversity and function of soil invertebrates.
For this purpose, data on the following parameters will be collected:
- Soil cores
By synthesising the results, the abundant nematode species will be identified morphologically and some will be used for genome sequencing. To this end, the partners plan to carry out the following work:
- Procurement of soil cores
- Processing four of these cores for the extraction of nematodes
- Identifying the most abundant taxa and retain these for genome sequencing
The influence of canopy opening on interactions of vertebrates with small carrion
Der Einfluss der Kronendachöffnung auf Interaktionen von Vertebraten mit Kleinaas
Totzki J. (2025): Der Einfluss der Kronendachöffnung auf Interaktionen von Vertebraten mit Kleinaas. Bachelor thesis, TU Dresden
Decomposition rates and vertebrate scavenger communities of carrion
Abbauraten und Zersetzergemeinschaften von Aas durch Wirbeltiere
Boeck F. (2025): Decomposition rates and vertebrate scavenger communities of carrion. Master thesis, TU Dresden
Impact of forest-management intensity on arthropods
Einfluss der Bewirtschaftungsintensität von Wäldern auf das Vorkommen bodenlebender Arthropoden
Flemming A. (2025): Impact of forest-management intensity on arthropods. Bachelor thesis, TU Dresden
Cooperations are projects financed by the cooperation partners’ own funds and thus financially independent of the DFG-funded infrastructure priority program ‟Biodiversity Exploratories (BE)”. They complement the BE with further interesting research content on biodiversity research and in return benefit from the infrastructure of the Biodiversity Exploratories.
Scientific assistants
