Given intensifying human impacts on Earth, a key question is how much disturbance ecosystems can absorb before they are pushed beyond tipping points, where they function on a qualitatively different level. I will present new tools to anticipate such tipping points in biomes using Earth Observation Systems and global databases on environmental and anthropogenic drivers. I will demonstrate their suitability for evaluating the sensitivity of tropical biomes to disturbances, and examine how tropical landscapes would look like if the Late-Pleistocene megaherbivores would still roam them. I conclude by illustrating applications in conservation and landscape planning that aim at preventing undesired biome shifts and associated changes to biodiversity.
BayCEER Colloquium: |
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Th. 2024-04-25 Perspectives and challenges in the restoration and conservation of two isolated habitats: gypsum and cliffs |
BayCEER Short Courses: |
We. 2024-04-24 Mobile Film Making Workshop (for PhDs/PostDosc/Profs of BayCEER) |
Fr. 2024-04-26 Mobile Film Making Workshop (for students of BayCEER) |
Ecological-Botanical Garden: |
Fr. 2024-04-19 now Führung | Gesteine im Ökologisch-Botanischen Garten |
Su. 2024-04-21 Führung | Den ÖBG kennenlernen: Allgemeine Gartenführung |