Previous projects

The joint Chinese-German-Swiss research project “BEF-China” (FOR 891) integrates more than 15 German, Swiss, and Chinese universities and institutes into 13 collaborative subprojects. The project was funded from 2008-2016. The research concentrates on measuring ecosystem functions in the experimental plots, namely primary productivity, carbon and nitrogen storage, nutrient cycling, prevention of soil erosion, multi-trophic interactions (herb layer, soil macrofauna, herbivores, decomposers, mycorrhiza, soil microorganisms).

Projects

• CP Z1: Coordination
• CP Z2: Data management
• SP 1: Primary production
• SP 2: Plant growth and demography
• SP 3: Plant traits and functional diversity
• SP 4: Plant genetics
• SP 5: Decomposition and nutrient cycling
• SP 6: Soil erosion / soil properties
• SP 8: Herbivores, predators and saproxylics
• SP 7: Soil microbial / mycorrhizal fungal diversity
• SP 9: Plant insect interactions
• SP 10: Woody decomposition
• SP 11: Invasibility
• SP 12: Phosphorus availability and cycling
• SP 13: Microbial biomass and activity
• SP 14: Foliar fungal pathogens

For more information about previous projects, please visit https://www.bef-china.de/index.php/en/projects