A5034869430- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
University of Göttingen
2022-2025
Abstract In the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 1 , large knowledge gaps persist how to increase biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in cash crop-dominated tropical landscapes 2 . Here, we present findings from a large-scale, 5-year restoration experiment an oil palm landscape enriched with 52 tree islands, encompassing assessments of ten indicators 19 functioning. Overall, functioning, as well multidiversity multifunctionality, were higher islands compared conventionally...
Strengthening participation of Global South researchers in tropical ecology and conservation is a target our scientific community, but strategies for fostering increased engagement are mostly directed at North institutions researchers. Whereas such approaches crucial, there unique challenges to addressing diversity, equity inclusion (DEI) within the given its socio-economic, cultural contexts. Sustainable solutions protecting biodiversity tropics depend on leadership communities, therefore...
Abstract To increase the effectiveness of agri‐environmental schemes, innovative approaches that focus on landscape scale beyond individual fields and farms are widely discussed tested. Central to these is collaboration between several farmers other actors in agricultural landscapes. The collaborative initiatives strongly related motivation actors. Administrative social issues might hamper actor decisions join an initiative. Based our experience implementing a participatory landscape‐scale...
Abstract Enhancing biodiversity in monoculture-dominated landscapes is a key sustainability challenge that requires considering the spatial organization of ecological communities (beta diversity). Here, we tested whether increasing landscape heterogeneity, through establishing 52 tree islands an oil-palm landscape, suitable restoration strategy to enhance diversity six taxa (multi-taxa Further, elucidated patterns distribution above- and below-ground are related, their role shaping...
Abstract How to enhance biodiversity in monoculture-dominated landscapes is a key sustainability question that requires considering the spatial organization of ecological communities (beta diversity). Here, we experimentally tested if increasing landscape heterogeneity – through tree islands suitable restoration strategy when aiming multi-taxa diversity. We found diversity resulted from fostering unique species (turnover: between 0.18 - 0.73) rather than losses and gains (nestedness: 0.03...