Dynamic Macroecology

Head: Prof. Dr. Niklaus E. Zimmermann

Dynamic macroecology conducts ecological and biodiversity research over large spatial and long temporal extents, and specifically focusses on the temporal trends. Our group contributes to the foundation of dynamic macroecology by developing data, models and theories that explain the determinants and processes of species distributions, species diversity and their interactions with drivers from regional to global scales and from the Pleistocene to the Anthropocene. With our data, models and theoretical foundations we contribute to mitigate global change impacts on biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional) and on ecosystems, to ecological restoration, and to better planning and management of biodiversity, and to biodiversity conservation.

Highlights

TreeMig Framework Workshop on Feb 28 led by Heike Lischke

TreeMig is a dynamic forest landscape model that is now easily usable and freely available. 40 scientists attended the workshop on the TreeMig framework. They heard lectures about the model and its applications, but most importantly, they learned how to run various simulations at the workshop. Lively discussions and numerous ideas for future applications resulted from these exercises.

More information: here

All highlights

Research interests

Biodiversity Dynamics

Community Processes & Functions

Global Change Impacts

Services und Produkte

Projekte

FlorID
CHELSA
DayMet
Swiss Microclimate
Flora indicativa
Klimadaten (CLIDAP)

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