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On the ecology and biogeography of alpine tundra arachnids
(2014-05-21)
In the course of the discussion about the effects of manmade Climate Change on ecosystems, alpine regions of the earth have become a major focus. Alpine ecosystems are generally considered to be especially sensitive towards ......
Scenarios of Urban Growth in Kenya Using Regionalised Cellular Automata based on Multi temporal Landsat Satellite Data
(2014-04-24)
The exponential increase of urban areas in Africa during the last decade has become a major concern in the context of local climatic change and the increasing amount of impervious surface. Major African cities such as ...
Wuchspotenziale der Waldbäume unter sich ändernden Klimabedingungen im westdeutschen Mittelgebirgsraum: eine dendroökologische Netzwerkanalyse
(2014-04-02)
Unsere Wälder sind im Zuge des Klimawandels sich verändernden klimatischen Bedingungen ausgesetzt wodurch es zu Änderungen im Radialwachstum, insbesondere zu Wuchsreduktionen, bei Baumarten kommen kann. Um solche Änderungen ...
Nature and values of coping and adaptation: An evaluation of response mechanisms to changing water-related risks in rural areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta
(2014-10-08)
Drivers, characteristics and barriers of beneficial and adapted response mechanisms to water-related risks in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (VMD) are at the centre of this PhD research. These subject matters owe their ...
Wasserversorgungspraktiken in urbanen Räumen Boliviens: Praxistheoretische Untersuchung eines gesellschaftlichen Naturverhältnisses
(2014-09-08)
Die Wasserversorgung in urbanen Räumen der sogenannten „Länder des Südens“ ist in vielen Fällen weit heterogener als die Versorgungssysteme westlicher Länder. Während zentrale Wasserversorgungsnetze oft nur die privilegierten ...
The Impact of Sensor Characteristics and Data Availability on Remote Sensing Based Change Detection
(2014-12-04)
Land cover and land use change are among the major drivers of global change. In a time of mounting challenges for sustainable living on our planet any research benefits from interdisciplinary collaborations to gain an ...