In the frame of the project microbial turnover processes of phosphorous shall be investigated in forest soils and drivers for the corresponding populations as well as their activity pattern shall be described. Furthermore microbial transport and uptake systems for phosphorous should be characterized to understand the competition between plants and microbes for phosphorous in more detail, in relation to the availability of phosphorous and other nutrients. Therefore it is planned to investigate different soil compartments with different nutrient amounts (litter layer - rhizosphere - bulk soil). To reach the described goal molecular metagenomic methods will be used to characterize the structure and function of microbial communities as well as to describe the regulation of selected important pathways. In addition quantitative real time PCR and enzymatic measurements will be used to describe the abundance and activity of the corresponding populations and to describe their relevance for P turnover in the different soil compartments under investigation. With this we hope to reconstruct mainly the microbial phosphorous cycle and give important data to improve the model development of P dynamics in forest soils.
To overcome the limitation in spatial and temporal resolution of methane oceanic measurements, sensors are needed that can autonomously detect CH4-concentrations over longer periods of time. The proposed project is aimed at:- Designing molecular receptors for methane recognition (cryptophane-A and -111) and synthesizing new compounds allowing their introduction in polymeric structure (Task 1; LC, France); - Adapting, calibrating and validating the 2 available optical technologies, one of which serves as the reference sensor, for the in-situ detection and measurements of CH4 in the marine environments (Task 2 and 3; GET, LAAS-OSE, IOW) Boulart et al. (2008) showed that a polymeric filmchanges its bulk refractive index when methane docks on to cryptophane-A supra-molecules that are mixed in to the polymeric film. It is the occurrence of methane in solution, which changes either the refractive index measured with high resolution Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR; Chinowsky et al., 2003; Boulart et al, 2012b) or the transmitted power measured with differential fiber-optic refractometer (Boulart et al., 2012a; Aouba et al., 2012).- Using the developed sensors for the study of the CH4 cycle in relevant oceanic environment (the GODESS station in the Baltic Sea, Task 4 and 5; IOW, GET); GODESS registers a number of parameters with high temporal and vertical resolution by conducting up to 200 vertical profiles over 3 months deployment with a profiling platform hosting the sensor suite. - Quantifying methane fluxes to the atmosphere (Task 6); clearly, the current project, which aims at developing in-situ aqueous gas sensors, provides the technological tool to achieve the implementation of ocean observatories for CH4. The aim is to bring the fiber-optic methane sensor on the TRL (Technology Readiness Level) from their current Level 3 (Analytical and laboratory studies to validate analytical predictions) - to the Levels 5 and 6 (Component and/or basic sub-system technology validation in relevant sensing environments) and compare it to the SPR methane sensor, taken as the reference sensor (current TRL 5). This would lead to potential patent applications before further tests and commercialization. This will be achieved by the ensemble competences and contributions from the proposed consortium in this project.
The hypothesis that the dark septate root endophyte Phialocephala fortinii provides biological control of Phytophthora diseases to trees is tested under two temperature regimes. Phytophthora spp. are very aggressive plant pathogens affecting also woody plants in the natural environment. Studies on biological control of Phytophthora diseases are scarce, but antagonistic effects of endophytic fungi have been demonstrated in a few cases. In temperate and boreal forests, conifers are much less susceptible to Phytophthora diseases than deciduous broadleaf trees, whereas their roots are very frequently colonized by dark septate endophytes (DSE) with Phialocephala fortinii s.l., a supposedly asexual ascomycete, being the dominant component. This fungus also colonizes hardwoods, but to a lesser degree. Recent population genetic studies showed that P. fortinii s.l. consists of at least 15 reproductively isolated cryptic species (CSP). We hypothesise that P. fortinii s.l. may protect its host from Phytophthora disease depending on CSP and environmental conditions. A model system will be developed and applied to test this hypothesis using Norway spruce (Picea abies), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Phytophthora citricola. The experimental program will be multidisciplinary in approach and include molecular, mycological, phytopathological (infection experiments, epifluorescence microscopy) and statistical methods.
DWD’s fully automatic MOSMIX product optimizes and interprets the forecast calculations of the NWP models ICON (DWD) and IFS (ECMWF), combines these and calculates statistically optimized weather forecasts in terms of point forecasts (PFCs). Thus, statistically corrected, updated forecasts for the next ten days are calculated for about 5400 locations around the world. Most forecasting locations are spread over Germany and Europe. MOSMIX forecasts (PFCs) include nearly all common meteorological parameters measured by weather stations. For further information please refer to: [in German: https://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/met_verfahren_mosmix/met_verfahren_mosmix.html ] [in English: https://www.dwd.de/EN/ourservices/met_application_mosmix/met_application_mosmix.html ]
Fragmentation of the natural environment has contributed to major biodiversity loss in South East Asia. Reptiles represent a significant biomass and occupy important functions in our ecosystem. However, these organisms are highly sensitive to relatively minor changes in temperature and habitat alteration. In this study we will investigate the effects of habitat fragmentation and potentially climate change on agamids at several sites in Southeast Asia. We will identify the species richness of agamids, their habitat use, and their diet. By using morphometrics, we aim to correlate morphology and habitat use and diet to explore the ecological niches these lizards occupy. We will also test for microhabitat preferences and optima to understand the ecological impacts on these species caused by forest fragmentation. We hope to use this approach to lay the foundations for macro-ecological modelling proving insights into future distributions and the impact of habitat connectivity.
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for living organisms. Whereas agriculture avoids P-limitation of primary production through continuous application of P fertilizers, forest ecosystems have developed highly efficient strategies to adapt to low P supply. A main hypothesis of the SPP 1685 is that P depletion of soils drives forest ecosystems from P acquiring system (efficient mobilization of P from the mineral phase) to P recycling systems (highly efficient cycling of P). Regarding P fluxes in soils and from soil to streamwater, this leads to the assumption that recycling systems may have developed strategies to minimize P losses. Further, not only the quantity but also the chemistry (P forms) of transported or accumulated P will differ between the ecosystems. In our project, we will therefore experimentally test the relevance of the two contrasting hypothetical nutritional strategies for P transport processes through the soil and into streamwater. As transport processes will occur especially during heavy rainfall events, when preferential flow pathways (PFPs) are connected, we will focus on identifying those subsurface transport paths. The chemical P fractionation in PFPs will be analyzed to draw conclusions on P accumulation and transport mechanism in soils differing in their availability of mineral bound P (SPP core sites). The second approach is an intensive streamwater monitoring to detect P losses from soil to water. The understanding of P transport processes and P fluxes at small catchment scale is fundamental for estimating the P exports of forest soils into streams. With a hydrological model we will simulate soil water fluxes and estimate P export fluxes for the different ecosystems based on these simulations.
Mit Hilfe von mikrotheoretisch fundierten umweltökonomischen Modellen wird der durch den Einsatz verschiedener umweltpolitischer Instrumente induzierte umwelttechnische Fortschritt modelliert. Interessant sind dabei insbesondere Probleme einer Second Best Welt, bei der neben den zu bekämpfenden Umweltproblemen andere Störungen des allokativen Systems bestehen. Dies können z.B. Spillover Effekte bei der Einführung von Innovationen, Abweichungen zwischen privater und sozialer Diskontrate oder Informationsasymmetrien sein.
In June 2010, the DLR Group of Systems Analysis started an investigation about innovative financing of Concentrating Solar Power Plants (CSP) in countries of the Middle East and North Africa. We found a possible strategy for the market introduction of concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that will not require considerable subsidization and will not constitute a significant burden for electricity consumers in the region. In the first section, the paper explains the need of MENA countries for sustainable supply of electricity and calculates the cost of electricity for a model case country. In the second part, the cost development of concentrating solar power plants is calculated on the basis of expectations for the expansion of CSP on a global level. After that, the challenges for the market introduction of CSP in MENA are explained. Finally, we present a strategy for the market introduction of CSP in MENA, removing the main barriers for financing and starting market introduction in the peak load and the medium load segment of power supply. The paper explains why long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) for CSP should be calculated on the basis of avoided costs, starting in the peak load segment. Such PPA are not yet available, the paper aims to convince policy makers to introduce them. The attached power point file shows some examples of time series of load and supply by CSP in the different load segments and shows the graphs used in the report. The attached Excel Sheet gives the time series of load and supply by CSP for the different load segments for a total reference year.
Im Auftrag des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Umwelt hat bifa den erstmals 2003 durchgeführten Ökoeffizienzvergleich der Entsorgungsstrukturen Bayerns, Deutschlands und der Schweiz erweitert und aktualisiert. Die Ergebnisse aus dem Jahr 2003 zeigten, dass der bayerische Weg zur Gestaltung der Abfallwirtschaft in seiner Ökoeffizienz im Vergleich mit den Entsorgungsstrukturen der Schweiz und dem deutschen Durchschnitt am besten abschnitt. Nach der, im Rahmen der aktuellen Beauftragung, durchgeführten Datenaktualisierung, der Bilanzierung zusätzlicher Wertstoffströme und der Berücksichtigung des Verbots der Ablagerung nicht vorbehandelter Abfälle rücken die Entsorgungsstrukturen hinsichtlich Ihrer Ökoeffizienz deutlich enger zusammen. Die Entsorgungsstruktur Bayerns weist im Vergleich zur Entsorgungsstruktur Deutschlands zwar noch ein geringfügig besseres ökologisches Gesamtergebnis auf, ist aber gleichzeitig mit leicht höheren Gesamtkosten verbunden. Die Entsorgungsstruktur der Schweiz ist etwas weniger ökoeffizient. Die Ursachen dafür sind eine geringere Umweltentlastung im ökologischen Gesamtergebnis, gepaart mit vergleichsweise hohen Entsorgungskosten. Methoden: Analyse und Moderation sozialer Prozesse, Ökobilanzierung und Systemanalyse, Ökonomie und Managementberatung.
Die kürzlich beendete IODP Exp. 385 (Guaymas Basin Tectonics and Biosphere, Sept.-Nov. 2019) bohrte acht Stellen im Guaymas Basin, einem jungen Rift Becken im Golf von Kalifornien, das sich durch aktiven Vulkanismus und hohe Ablagerungsraten von organisch reichen Sedimente auszeichnet, bedingt durch die hohe Primärproduktivität im darüber liegenden Wasser, sowie dem starken Eintrag von terrigenen Sedimenten. Die Expedition erbohrte Kerne mit organisch reichen Sedimenten die von vulkanischen Sills unterbrochen werden. Die Mikrobiologie war eines der zentralen Forschungsthemen dieser Expedition. Ein großer Probensatz zur Quantifizierung von Sulfatreduktionsraten, dem quantitativ wichtigsten Elektronenakzeptorprozess in marinen Sedimenten, wurde gesammelt und befindet sich nun am GFZ. Das vorgeschlagene ThermoSill-Projekt wird sich zunächst auf die allgemeinen Eigenschaften der mikrobiellen Sulfatreduktion in diesen Kernen sowie auf die Auswirkungen von Druck und Temperatur konzentrieren. Die Bohrkerne wiesen sehr unterschiedliche geothermische Gradienten von 200 bis über 800 Grad C / km auf, und die an Bord gemessenen geochemischen Daten weisen bereits auf eine große Vielfalt biogeochemischer Prozesse hin. In Tiefseesedimenten, insbesondere solchen, die solche in großer Sedimenttiefe und daher hoher in-situ Temperatur, sind organische Substrate wie kurzkettige organische Säuren im Allgemeinen ein begrenzender Faktor. Da die Sedimente im Guaymas-Becken hydrothermal beeinflusst werden, liefert die thermogene Aufspaltung von makromolekularen organischen Substanzen im Sediment reichlich mikrobielle Substrate. ThermoSill wird untersuchen, ob dieses große Angebot an Substraten zu einem bevorzugten Abbau bestimmter Substrate führt und damit wird damit einen Beitrag zum Verständnis der Prozesse an der oberen Temperaturgrenze des Lebens liefern. Besonderes Augenmerk wird auf die anaerobe Oxidation von Methan gelegt. Im letzten Teil des Projekts wird das Eindringen von Sills in Sedimente und der damit einhergehende Temperaturanstieg im umgebenden Sediment durch Heizexperimente simuliert. Diese Experimente werden von Pyrolyseexperimenten und kinetischen Modellen begleitet, um zu testen, ob eine solche kurzzeitige Erwärmung die mikrobielle Gemeinschaft über geologische Zeitskalen hinweg beeinflussen kann. Das vorgeschlagene Projekt ist direkt relevant für die Ziele der Expedition. Es ist auch eine Ergänzung zu einem laufenden Projekt, das die Auswirkungen von Druck und Temperatur auf die mikrobielle Sulfatreduktion in nicht hydrothermal beeinflussten Sedimenten aus dem Nankai-Trog (IODP. Exp. 370) untersucht.
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