Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology
Non-sustainable use of tropical forests and forest conversion severely endanger the development of tropical countries. Land-use change is also one of the driving forces of global change. Thus, the main objective of our institute is to study and develop sustainable management systems for different forest and tree based land-use systems. Based on modern concepts of tree and forest ecology, management of land-use systems have to be in accordance with the variety of economic and other goals.
Parent institution:
University of Goettingen Details of University of Goettingen
Address
Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology
Buesgenweg 1
D-37077 Göttingen
Lower Saxony
Phone: +49 (0)551 39 3652
Fax: +49 (0)551 39 4019
email: esiegel(@)gwdg.de
Activities:
- Research
Focus of Research:
- biological interaction in agroforestry systems
- ecological and economic potential of secondary forests
- sustainability of plantation forestry
- sustainable management of old-growth forests
- tree ecology
Coordinated projects
- SFB 552: B4 - Drought effects on soil water regime and water partitioning in cacao agroforest Details of SFB 552: B4 - Drought effects on soil water regime and water partitioning in cacao agroforest
Work package leader of collaborative projects:
- SFB 552: Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia (STORMA) Details of SFB 552: Stability of Rainforest Margins in Indonesia (STORMA)