Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Address
Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
Eberswalder Straße 84
15374 Müncheberg
Brandenburg
Phone: 033432-82-200
Fax: 033432-82-223
email: zalf(@)zalf.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- Biotic integrety of agriclutural landscapes
- Decision-making and implementation
- Integrated Management of Land- and Water Ressources
- Landscape Systems Analysis and landscape modelling
- Plant Biomass production and yieldings
- Space-time dynamics of water availability and material budget
Networks:
- Leibniz-Gemeinschaft (WGL)
- German agricultural research alliance (DAFA)
Coordinated projects
- Climate change impact assessment and adaptation options in vulnerable agro-landscapes in East Africa (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Climate change impact assessment and adaptation options in vulnerable agro-landscapes in East Africa (CLIMATE CHANGE)
- Collaborative projects in climate change strategies: moor utilization, sub-project: measurement of trace gas emissions test areas 3 & 4, scaling, regionalization Details of Collaborative projects in climate change strategies: moor utilization, sub-project: measurement of trace gas emissions test areas 3 & 4, scaling, regionalization
- Development of an inclusive site analysis based on different non-invasive procedure Details of Development of an inclusive site analysis based on different non-invasive procedure
- Economic importance of a planar introduction of Precision Farming in Germany Details of Economic importance of a planar introduction of Precision Farming in Germany
- Estimation of the vector spectrum for the transmission / spread of West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVF) Details of Estimation of the vector spectrum for the transmission / spread of West Nile virus (WNV) and Rift Valley fever virus (RVF)
- Evaluation and improvement of biodiversity in agricultural areas with the use of indicator species Details of Evaluation and improvement of biodiversity in agricultural areas with the use of indicator species
- Joint project: Landcare 2020 'models and decision support system for climate impact assessment and derivation of adaptation strategies in agriculture to changing climate conditions (AGROCLIM-ADAPT), Project 4 (base model), Subproject 6 (DSS)' Details of Joint project: Landcare 2020 'models and decision support system for climate impact assessment and derivation of adaptation strategies in agriculture to changing climate conditions (AGROCLIM-ADAPT), Project 4 (base model), Subproject 6 (DSS)'
- Nature conservation importance of precision farming in a landscape context Details of Nature conservation importance of precision farming in a landscape context
- Operationalization of an indicator to the main element of the development of bird populations for the region-and articulated picture of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and contribute to the picture of the evolution of environmental quality with respect naturräumlichem Details of Operationalization of an indicator to the main element of the development of bird populations for the region-and articulated picture of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes and contribute to the picture of the evolution of environmental quality with respect naturräumlichem
- Soil organic matter - changes in quantity and composition of stable shares according to land use and soil genesis Details of Soil organic matter - changes in quantity and composition of stable shares according to land use and soil genesis
- Stable isotopes and metabolite profiles as physiological markers for the drought stress sensitivity Details of Stable isotopes and metabolite profiles as physiological markers for the drought stress sensitivity
- Strategies to use Biofuel Value Chain Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to Global Change - Enhancing low-productivity Farming in Tanzania and linking to SMEs (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Strategies to use Biofuel Value Chain Potential in Sub-Saharan Africa to respond to Global Change - Enhancing low-productivity Farming in Tanzania and linking to SMEs (CLIMATE CHANGE)
- Substantive scientific and technical structuring of the overall project management Details of Substantive scientific and technical structuring of the overall project management
- Sustainable agriculture as an approach to poverty-reducing growth in agriculture in the South Details of Sustainable agriculture as an approach to poverty-reducing growth in agriculture in the South
Coordinated projects of subordinate institutions 31
Involved in research projects:
- Adaptation due to the establishment of mixed forests (workpackage 15) Details of Adaptation due to the establishment of mixed forests (workpackage 15)
- Biodiversity of microorgansisms in forest soils: Pilot study for an additional investigation to the 2nd Soil Survey Details of Biodiversity of microorgansisms in forest soils: Pilot study for an additional investigation to the 2nd Soil Survey
- CHANNEL - Opening channels of communication between the associated candidate countries and the EU in ecological farming Details of CHANNEL - Opening channels of communication between the associated candidate countries and the EU in ecological farming
- Collaborative projects in climate change: strategies Moor Usage, Project: Soil trace gas measurement profiles - soil columns, policy advice Details of Collaborative projects in climate change: strategies Moor Usage, Project: Soil trace gas measurement profiles - soil columns, policy advice
- Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact - Comprehending its Adoption (CA2AFRICA) Details of Conservation Agriculture in AFRICA: Analysing and FoReseeing its Impact - Comprehending its Adoption (CA2AFRICA)
- Development and comparison of optimized cultivation systems for agricultural production of energy plants under different located conditions of Germany; Subproject 5: Influence of added water on the biogas yield of energy plants : A: System experiment; B: Acquisition of biomass performance of winter wheat Details of Development and comparison of optimized cultivation systems for agricultural production of energy plants under different located conditions of Germany; Subproject 5: Influence of added water on the biogas yield of energy plants : A: System experiment; B: Acquisition of biomass performance of winter wheat
- E-LUP - Simulating land-use processes - an interactive e-tool for SIA Details of E-LUP - Simulating land-use processes - an interactive e-tool for SIA
- Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2-concentration on fluxes of carbon and water vapour of a crop rotation Details of Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2-concentration on fluxes of carbon and water vapour of a crop rotation
- Elaboration of scientific principles for the in-situ and on-farm management of genetic resources of agricultural and horticultural crops Details of Elaboration of scientific principles for the in-situ and on-farm management of genetic resources of agricultural and horticultural crops
- Experiments for improving model based recommendation for adaptation of agriculture to regional climate changes: feed back effects of future atmospheric CO2 concentrations on water balance in agroecosystems Details of Experiments for improving model based recommendation for adaptation of agriculture to regional climate changes: feed back effects of future atmospheric CO2 concentrations on water balance in agroecosystems
- GLOWA - Elbe: Integrated Analysis of the Impacts of the Environment and Society in the Elbe Basin Details of GLOWA - Elbe: Integrated Analysis of the Impacts of the Environment and Society in the Elbe Basin
- Improvement of the in vitro cultivation of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by repression of plant-associated bacteria in combination with their characterization Details of Improvement of the in vitro cultivation of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) by repression of plant-associated bacteria in combination with their characterization
- Integration of farm management information systems to support real-time management decisions and compliance of management standards (FUTUREFARM) Details of Integration of farm management information systems to support real-time management decisions and compliance of management standards (FUTUREFARM)
- Interdependencies between Land use and Climate Change – Strategies for a sustainable land use management in Germany (CC-LandStraD) Details of Interdependencies between Land use and Climate Change – Strategies for a sustainable land use management in Germany (CC-LandStraD)
- Irrigation and water demand of energy crops Details of Irrigation and water demand of energy crops
- Joint project: LandCaRe 2020 'Foresight and Potentials in Rural Areas in regional weather and climate change, Project Coordination, Ecological Indicators, technology needs, climate database' Details of Joint project: LandCaRe 2020 'Foresight and Potentials in Rural Areas in regional weather and climate change, Project Coordination, Ecological Indicators, technology needs, climate database'
- Land, Climate and Resources (LandCaRe) 2020 - Foresight and Potentials in Rural Areas under Regional Climate Change Details of Land, Climate and Resources (LandCaRe) 2020 - Foresight and Potentials in Rural Areas under Regional Climate Change
- MULTAGRI - Capitalisation of research results on the multi-functionality of agriculture and rural areas Details of MULTAGRI - Capitalisation of research results on the multi-functionality of agriculture and rural areas
- SEAMLESS - System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; Linking European Science and Society Details of SEAMLESS - System for Environmental and Agricultural Modelling; Linking European Science and Society
- Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Strategies for Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Targeting the Most Vulnerable (CLIMATE CHANGE)
Subordinate Institutions:
- Institute for Land Use Systems (ZALF-LSE)- Details of ZALF-LSE
- Institute for Landscape Biogeochemistry (ZALF-LSD)- Details of ZALF-LSD
- Institute for Landscape Water Resources (ZALF-LWH)- Details of ZALF-LWH
- Institute for Socio-economic (ZALF-SOZ)- Details of ZALF-SOZ
- Institute of Landscape Systems Analysis (ZALF-LSA)- Details of ZALF-LSA
- Institute of Soil Landscape Research (ZALF-BLF)- Details of ZALF-BLF