First meeting: 31.01.-03.02.2017

PIs:
Andreas Huth
Kelvin Peh

iDiv members:
Andreas Huth
Tiffany Knight
Volker Grimm
Simone Cesarz

Project summary:
Tropical forests are key examples of highly diverse ecosystems. However, within some species-rich forests, large patches dominated by a single tree species can occur. This phenomenon is called “Monodominance” if more than 60% of canopy trees belong to one species. A unifying theory of why monodominant clusters emerge and persist for centuries is still missing, but would be of paramount scientific and societal importance. This theory would substantially improve our understanding of the mechanisms that generate, erode, or stabilize diversity.

Participants:
Gabriel Arellano (Center for Tropical Forest Science); Pia Backmann (iDiv); Uta Berger (TU Dresden); Simone Cesarz (iDiv); Mateus Dantas (UFZ); Rico Fischer (UFZ); Volker Grimm (UFZ); Jürgen Groeneveld (TU Dresden); Alexander Hartmann (University of Oldenburg); Andreas Huth (UFZ); Tiffany Knight (iDiv); Manuel J. Macía (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid); Felix May (iDiv); Kelvin Peh (University of Southhampton); Jennifer Read (Monash University); James Smith (ETH Zurich); Franziska Taubert (UFZ); Hans ter Steege (Naturalis Biodiversity Center); Thorsten Wiegand (UFZ)

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Second meeting: 23.-26.01.2018

Participants:
Pia Backmann (iDiv); Uta Berger (TU Dresden); Francis Brearley (Manchester Metropolitan University); Mateus Dantas de Paula (UFZ); Sophie Fauset (University of Leeds); Rico Fischer (UFZ); Volker Grimm (UFZ); Jürgen Groeneveld (TU Dresden); Alexander Hartmann (University of Oldenburg); Andreas Huth (UFZ); Tiffany Knight (iDiv); Manuel J. Macía (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid); Felix May (iDiv); Krista McGuire (University of Oregon); Lukas Mörler (Technische Universität Dresden); Kelvin Peh (University of Southampton); James Smith (ETH Zurich); Franziska Taubert (UFZ); Hans ter Steege (Naturalis Biodiversity Center); Thorsten Wiegand (UFZ)

Meeting report