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Kili Central Project 1: |
Management, administration and coordination of the research unit KiLi |
| Kili Central Project 2: |
Central database, communication platform and data synthesis of the research unit KiLi |
| Kili Subproject 1: |
Climate Dynamics of the Kilimanjaro Region |
| Kili Subproject 2: |
Controls on ecosystem water use and carbon gain at Mt. Kilimanjaro – differentiation along climate gradients and with land use from the savanna to the alpine zone |
| Kili Subproject 3: |
Linking nutrient cycles, land use and biodiversity along an altitudinal gradient at Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| Kili Subproject 4: |
Plant diversity and performance in relation to climate and land use on Mt. Kilimanjaro: communities, species, populations, ecological genetics |
| Kili Subproject 5: |
Plant functional traits translated into vegetation dynamics - Responses to environmental factors and effects on ecosystem functions of the Kilimanjaro region |
| Kili Subproject 6: |
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: birds and bats as seed dispersers and arthropod predators |
| Kili Subproject 7: |
Effects of climate und land use change on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of pollinators and decomposers |
| Kili Associate Project 1: |
Studies on late Quaternary environmental dynamics (vegetation, biodiversity, climate, soils, fire and human impact) on Mt. Kilimanjaro |