Grassland has great potential!
Info: The following article was originally published on the Grassworks blog.Authors: Vicky Temperton, Line Sturm, Lukas Kuhn, Anita Kirmer, Miriam Wiesmeier How successful is the restoration of…
Ecologically speaking
This blog gives insights into the research of the Institute of Ecology at Leuphana University Lueneburg.
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Launching of the Living Lab in Rutsiro: Social-ecological Systems Approach to Ecosystem Restoration in Rwanda
Info: The Research Project Ecosystem restoration has become a global priority due to accelerating land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change. However, the ecological, social, and interconnected…
“Netzwerk Renaturierung”: Working together for a Sustainable Future
The restoration of ecosystems is one of the major challenges of our time. Restoring degraded landscapes, preserving biodiversity, and promoting natural processes require an intensive exchange between…
Rooted in Diversity: How Tree and Fungal Diversity Shape the Forest’s Strategies
In forests, diversity shapes not only the structure of the ecosystem (and its aesthetics) but also determines how trees interact with each other. Contrary to the static…
Of Meadows and Pastures: Grassland for Climate and Biodiversity Protection
Grassland, which covers around 40 % of the global land area, provides numerous ecosystem services, including biodiversity, water storage, erosion control and: long-term carbon storage in the…
Breaking Down Barriers: A Call for Cohesion in Priority Effect Studies
Priority effects are phenomena in which the effects of species on one another depend on the arrival order of species into a local site. Two types can…
Planting the Seeds of Carbon Sequestration: The Role of Climate and Plant Diversity for What’s Belowground
Before we start, let’s get ready with a little quiz: Which land ecosystem is widespread around the globe, diverse, resilient, home to many species, stores a lot…
A sea of flowers for the fight against sustainability crises
This blog article was originally published by Mareike Andert on the blog of the Institute for Social-Ecological Systems (SESI) at Leuphana University, which you can find here.…
Tangled forests grow faster – Why forests with a more complex forest structure are more productive and what light and tree demands have to do with that
Forests are not only beautiful to look at, but also perform a number of important ecosystem functions. For example, they provide a home for many animals and…
Why restoration needs a new focus: A perspective that may be surprising to many – and that’s the problem
What do you think of when it comes to biodiversity restoration? What does the best natural solution to fight biodiversity loss and mitigate climate change look like?…