Tree and palm water use characteristics in rainforest transformation systems (A02)

• Subject Area: Forestry
• Term: from 2012 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 192626868

The conversion of rainforest to other land-use types potentially has far-reaching ecohydrological consequences. Our objectives are to assess landscape-scale variability and to identify spatial controls of evapotranspiration. We will test hypotheses regarding the importance of vegetation structure, soil characteristics, landscape position and management intensity. Based on our previous methodological studies the methods spectrum will include drone-based thermography and photogrammetry as well as leaf area index assessments from the ground.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 990: Ecological and Socioeconomic Functions of Tropical Lowland Rainforest Transformation Systems (Sumatra, Indonesia)
• Applicant Institution: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Dirk Hölscher