Database and Synthesis

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Wolfgang W. Weisser
• Subject Area: Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
• Term: from 2010 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 163658437

Subproject Database and Synthesis will be central for the integration of the research unit by being responsible for (1) managing the data of the research project, (2) giving statistical advice to the subprojects, and (3) leading synthesis work including meta-analyses of the results obtained in the Jena Experiment and in natural and managed ecosystems.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1451: Exploring Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
• International Connection: France, Netherlands, Switzerland
• Participating Persons: Professor Dr. Markus Fischer; Professor Stefan Halle, Ph.D.; Professor Dr. Helmut Hillebrand; Professor Dr. Hans de Kroon; Professor Dr. Wim van der Putten; Professor Dr. Jacques Roy; Professor Dr. Bernhard Schmid; Professor Dr. Ernst-Detlef Schulze; Dr. Winfried Voigt; Professor Dr. Michael Wachendorf; Professor Dr. Christian Wirth