Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
The Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resource Management is divided into the professorships landscape ecology and landscape planning, waste and resource management and resource management. The Institute is part of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, nutritional science and environmental management of the Justus-Liebig University assigned.
Parent institution:
Justus Liebig University of Gießen (JLU) Details of JLU
Address
Institute of Landscape Ecology and Resources Management
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32
D-35390 Gießen
Hesse
Phone: +49-641-99 37161
Fax: +49-641-99 37169
email: Annette.Otte(@)umwelt.uni-giessen.de
Activities:
- Research
Coordinated projects
- Development of soil seed banks in the course of successional grassland: effects of particle size distribution in soils and the spatial heterogeneity of seeds Details of Development of soil seed banks in the course of successional grassland: effects of particle size distribution in soils and the spatial heterogeneity of seeds
- Ecological, genetic and climatic determinants of range expansion: a case study on Ceratocapnos claviculata in the native and invaded range Details of Ecological, genetic and climatic determinants of range expansion: a case study on Ceratocapnos claviculata in the native and invaded range
- FOR 536 P7: Regional water balance and matter flow Details of FOR 536 P7: Regional water balance and matter flow
- Further development of the prototype of a novel method for the quantitative detection of degradation of synthetic polymers in soil to a standard model Details of Further development of the prototype of a novel method for the quantitative detection of degradation of synthetic polymers in soil to a standard model
- Identification and reduction of 'hot spots' of plant protection products entries into surface waters Details of Identification and reduction of 'hot spots' of plant protection products entries into surface waters
- Modell ProF - changes in plant diversity through energy crop production Details of Modell ProF - changes in plant diversity through energy crop production
- SFB 299: Project A2 Details of SFB 299: Project A2
- SFB 299: Project B2.3 - Modelling of landuse-dependent heavy metal loads in intensively farmed soils using the Model ATOMIS Details of SFB 299: Project B2.3 - Modelling of landuse-dependent heavy metal loads in intensively farmed soils using the Model ATOMIS
- SFB 299: Project B3.1 - Spatially explicit modelling of phytodiversity in cultural landscapes: model application, adaptation and extension Details of SFB 299: Project B3.1 - Spatially explicit modelling of phytodiversity in cultural landscapes: model application, adaptation and extension
- SFB 299: Project E2 - Projectcoordination and Secretary of the SFB 299 Details of SFB 299: Project E2 - Projectcoordination and Secretary of the SFB 299
- Species enrichment in species-poor alluvial meadows Details of Species enrichment in species-poor alluvial meadows
- Status survey of the content of PFT (perfluorinated organic surfactants) in feed and food of animal origin for the estimation of the load Details of Status survey of the content of PFT (perfluorinated organic surfactants) in feed and food of animal origin for the estimation of the load
Involved in research projects:
- FOR 536 Z1: MAGIM project coordination, coordination of MAGIM spatial experiments and development of a Geo Information System (GIS) for the Xilin river catchment Details of FOR 536 Z1: MAGIM project coordination, coordination of MAGIM spatial experiments and development of a Geo Information System (GIS) for the Xilin river catchment
- KASSA - Knowledge Assessment and Sharing on Sustainable Agriculture Details of KASSA - Knowledge Assessment and Sharing on Sustainable Agriculture
- SFB 299: Project B3.3 - Zoology Details of SFB 299: Project B3.3 - Zoology
Coordinated collaborative projects:
- SFB 299: Land Use Options for Peripheral Regions Details of SFB 299: Land Use Options for Peripheral Regions
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- FOR 536: Matter fluxes in grasslands of the Xilin river watershed, Inner Mongolia as influenced by stocking rate (MAGIM) Details of FOR 536: Matter fluxes in grasslands of the Xilin river watershed, Inner Mongolia as influenced by stocking rate (MAGIM)


