Effects of land-use change on taxonomic and functional diversity in African savannas
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| Title: | Main Title: Effects of land-use change on taxonomic and functional diversity in African savannas |
| Description: | Abstract: MSC thesis on vegetation survey data collected in Zambezi Region, Namibia in 2018-2019. This thesis analyses tree biodiversity under varying land-uses. Analyses of trait space link taxonomic to functional diversity and different diversity proxies are compared. Trophic rewilding of elephants in conservation areas showed varied but mostly negative effects depending on the proxy, elephant density, and prior vegetation structure. Conversion of undisturbed savanna to rangeland boosts functional richness, however we found conflicting results regarding taxonomic diversity. Agricultural fields had the lowest richness but displayed surprisingly high species evenness. These varied impacts must be considered when future-makin decisions are made. |
Responsible Party
| Creator: | Magnus Dobler (Author) |
| Contributors: | Anja Linstädter (Supervisor), Ekkehard Klingelhoeffer (Hosting Institution), Liana Kindermann (Data Collector), Salvation Mahulilo (Data Collector), Daniela Niedeggen (Data Collector) |
| Funding Reference: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG): CRC/TRR 228: Future Rural Africa: Future-making and social-ecological transformation |
| Publisher: | CRC/TRR228 Database (TRR228DB) |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
Topic
| TRR228 Topic: | Ecology |
| Related Subproject: | A1 |
| Subjects: | Keywords: Ecology, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Land Use Change, Conservation, Biomass, Vegetation, Carbon, Carbon Storage Dynamics, Empirical Research, Future-making, Intensification |
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| Filename: | DOBLER_MScThesis_Köln2020.pdf |
| Data Type: | Text - Text |
| File Size: | 6.4 MB |
| Date: | Submitted: 30.07.2020 |
| Mime Type: | application/pdf |
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| Language: | English |
| Status: | Completed |
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| Download Permission: | Only Project Members (Download Embargo will be lifted after project end) |
| General Access and Use Conditions: | According to the TRR228DB data policy agreement. |
| Access Limitations: | According to the TRR228DB data policy agreement. |
| Licence: | [TRR228DB] Data policy agreement |
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| Report Date: | 30th of July, 2020 |
| Report Type: | Master Thesis |
| Report City: | Cologne, Germany |
| Report Institution: | University of Cologne |
Metadata Details
| Metadata Creator: | Liana Kindermann |
| Metadata Created: | 29.10.2020 |
| Metadata Last Updated: | 29.10.2020 |
| Subproject: | A1 |
| Funding Phase: | 1 |
| Metadata Language: | English |
| Metadata Version: | V50 |
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