Terrestrische Habitate in Arktis und Antarktis Botanische, mikrobiologische und bodenkundliche Forschungen am Institut für Polarökologie (IPÖ)
Terrestrial habitats in the arctic and antarctic botanical, microbiological, and pedological research at the Institute for Polar Ecology (IPÖ)
Journal article › Research › Peer reviewed
Publication data
| By | Burkhard Schroeter, Manfred Bölter, Ludger Kappen |
| Original language | German |
| Published in | Polarforschung, 83(1) |
| Pages | 35-45 |
| Editor (Publisher) | Copernicus Publications |
| ISSN | 0032-2490 |
| DOI/Link | http://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.43038.d001 |
| Publication status | Published – 2013 |
Terrestrial-biological research at the IPÖ started with its foundation when field research under L. Kappen was performed in the maritime and continental Antarctic. These projects focussed on the physiology, ecology and distribution of lichens and mosses. Research strands on soil activity and soil microbial activity were then complimented. Measurements of environmental control variables on photosynthesis were refined to a degree that data transfer allowed year-round data monitoring of ecological parameters at a research site (Livingston Island) in the maritime Antarctic. Research in Arctic environments
(Canada and Siberia) described botany and soil related microbiology in order to analyse nutrient fluxes and soil developments in these tundra environments.
An international EU-Programme in northern Scandinavia fused natural sciences with environmental changes in perspective of soil management and sociological aspects.
