RESPECT

RESPECT aims to unveil for the mountain rain forest in South Ecuador how major ecosystem functions, (i) ecosystem biomass production, and (ii) water fluxes, are affected by ongoing and future environmental changes through alterations in response and effect traits of relevant biota. The research question is addressed with two approaches: (i) A newest generation Land Surface Model (LSM) and (ii) a statistical response–effect framework (REF). By including (i) specific Plant Functional Types (PFTs) for the megadiverse biodiversity hotspot, (ii) introducing trait diversity, (iii) new modules for tree hydraulics and (iv) new modules of focal biological processes (seed dispersal and PFT establishment, herbivory) we will conduct a biodiversification of LSMs.

RESPECT项目旨在揭示南厄瓜多尔山地雨林中，主要生态系统功能，包括（i）生态系统生物量生产和（ii）水通量，如何通过相关生物群落的响应和效应特征的改变，受到当前及未来环境变化的影响。本研究问题通过两种方法进行探讨：（i）新一代陆地表面模型（LSM）和（ii）统计响应-效应框架（REF）。通过纳入（i）针对生物多样性热点地区的特定植物功能类型（PFTs），（ii）引入性状多样性，（iii）新的树木水力模块和（iv）新的焦点生物过程模块（种子传播和PFT建立、食草动物捕食），我们将实现LSM的生物多样性拓展。