In the framework of an initiative to advance biodiversity research in Germany, we will establish three exemplary large-scale and long-term research sites (funded by the German Research Foundation). They are termed Biodiversity Exploratories, in contrast to mainly descriptive observatories. The exploratories will establish and sustain the scientific infrastructure and develop the intellectual framework needed to address critical questions about changes in biodiversity and to evaluate the impacts of those changes for ecosystem processes. Thus, in the exploratories biodiversity and ecosystem research will be merged at a large scale and with a long-term perspective. In this first phase the exploratories will address the relationship between land-use intensity, biodiversity change, and ecosystem functioning for selected taxa. After establishment, these exploratories will also integrate further contributing projects proposed by the German research community. Thus, the biodiversity exploratories will serve as a stimulating research platform for the whole German biodiversity research community. ... [Information of the supplier]
As an initiative of environment agencies from Switzerland, Austria and Germany a new platform was launched: The Environment Observation Conference. More than 20 authorities of 6 nations stand behind it. The 1st resolutions have been published here. The working groups work mainly by electronic means. Since June 2007, the Conference is organised by the Environment Observation and Balance Council (EOBC). The 3rd conference will be in 2008, Berne. To the 4th conference in 2010 - to be held in the ch-de-fr Upper Rhine region - for the first time also participants others than public bodies will be invited. ... [Information of the supplier]
The German network for long term ecological research is intended to be a platform for communication, documentation and collaboration of scientists in long-term, system-oriented and interdisciplinary environmental research in Germany. LTER-D is a member in the international umbrella organisation of LTER (ILTER, www.ilternet.edu). It is an open network, which defines itself exclusively by the commitment of the members to their shared goals. Long-term approaches are particularly important in investigations of environmental changes, because such changes usually occur only gradually and with larger temporal fluctuations overlying the trend. Under such circumstances, only an adequately long observation period can be a sound basis to secure results and to support prognoses. The German LTER is still in the starting phase. The first workshop for mutual information and orientation was held in Duderstadt, central Germany, 24-26 March 2004. At this meeting, scientists from the institutions in Germany, which perform long-term ecological research in all relevant ecosystem types from the high mountains to the Wadden Sea, presented their concepts and results. The diversity, quality and potential of German LTER showed up clearly, and in future it will be further augmented by integrating LTER-D into the global ILTER-process. ... [Information of the supplier]
A functional prototype of the Biodiversity-Exploratory Information System (BExIS) has been established by Dr. Jens Nieschulze and colleages (group leader Prof. Dr. Ernst-Detlef Schulze), MPI Biogeochemistry Jena. The system is heavily used within the project "Biodiversity Exploratories", mostly by the resources and map functionality but increasingly also by its data management capabilities. ... [Information of the supplier]
The HABMON conference is open for scientists, representatives of administrations, foundations, consultancies, conservation agencies and for anybody interested in nature conservation. The major aim of the conference is to discuss habitat monitoring strategies (best practices, solutions for a successful monitoring and integration of new technologies), applications of habitat monitoring (ways of sharing practical experiences and data comparability in EU member countries - applications to preserve threatened species and areas) and future concepts (recommendations / guidelines for management of habitats and endangered species - bridge from scientific data to application). The conference is organized in frame of the EU funded project "ChangeHabitats2 - Network for Habitat Monitoring by airborne-supported field work - an innovative and effective process in implementation of the Habitat Directive" (Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways, FP7-MC-IAPP). The project aims to develop a cost- and time-efficient airborne-supported habitat assessment approach using innovative image and effective field work techniques for monitoring NATURA2000 habitats. The project involves eight partners (three universities and five small and medium enterprises) from four Central European Countries (Austria, Germany, Hungary and Poland). ... [Information of the supplier]
The project "Life Science Zurich" is a joint initiative of The University of Zurich and the ETH Zurich. This project will combine the resources of the University and the ETH and use their synergies optimally. The goal is to maintain a leading position in many areas of the life sciences. The main existing competences should be expanded, and additional competences should be acquired. Another important goal of Life Science Zurich is to strengthen the communication of Life Sciences activities, both internally and externally. ... [Information of the supplier]
The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute (vTI) is one of four German federal research institutes under the auspices of the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV). The vTI was created on January 1, 2008 from the German Federal Research Centre for Fisheries, the German Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products and part of the German Federal Agricultural Research Centre. The vTI drafts scientific basics as decision-making helps for the policy of the German federal government and thus serves, with its application oriented and practice related research, the development of the society of tomorrow. The vTI pursues interdisciplinary research in the following areas: Economics (micro and macroeconomics of agriculture, forestry, lumber, food and fish production), Technology, Material use of renewable natural resources, Climate, Biodiversity, Organic Farming. The vTI comprises 15 specialty institutes. The headquarters of the vTI are in Braunschweig with facilities in Hamburg, Großhansdorf, Eberswalde, Waldsieversdorf, Rostock, Cuxhaven, Ahrensburg and Trenthorst. ... [Information of the supplier]
Der vorliegende Briefwechsel zwischen Alexander von Humboldt und Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg, bestehend aus ca. 300 Briefen, die Mehrzahl davon von Humboldts Hand, ist ein wichtiger Mosaikstein zum Bild der Wissenschaftsgeschichte des 19. Jahrhunderts. Ehrenberg, in seiner Zeit ein berühmter und gefeierter Mikropaläontologe, war ein geschätzter Kollege Humboldts, nicht nur in seiner Funktion als Sekretar der mathematisch-physikalischen Klasse der Königlich-Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, auch als Mikrobiologe, der in damals noch kaum bekannten Bereichen forschte. Mit der vorliegenden elektronischen Edition wurde dem oft geäußerten Wunsch entsprochen, den bedeutenden Briefwechsel Alexander von Humboldts der Öffentlichkeit zugänglich zu machen. Mehrere Bände sind von der Alexander-von-Humboldt-Forschungsstelle in den vergangenen Jahren im Verlag der Akademie herausgegeben worden. Die Veröffentlichung der Korrespondenz mit dem Berliner Mikrobiologen Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795 – 1876) führt weiter auf dem Forschungsfeld der noch kaum erschlossenen Kontakte Humboldts mit Biologen. ... [Information des Anbieters]
The sponsorship organisation FAN-B supports funds for scientific investigations in natural history, flora and fauna of Central and Eastern Europe. [Editorial staff vifabio]
Our goal is to contribute to the development of a network of sustainable and ecological agricultural systems, which provide food, renewable resources and energy. The environmentally friendly nature of these systems ensures optimal soil and plant health, and promotes animal welfare, biodiversity, an efficient energy flow and nutrient cycle balance. ... [Information of the supplier]
