KITE · York Institute for tropical Ecosystem dynamics
6РП — Действия „Мария Кюри“
- Период
- 2005-09-01 → 2009-08-31
- Финансиране от ЕС
- 1 296 937 €
- Участници
- 1
- Схема
- EXT
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Накратко на български
Динамиката на тропическите екосистеми в Източна Африка се анализира чрез връзката между миналия климат и сегашното разпределение на растенията. Това помага за разбирането на промените в биоразнообразието и създаването на по-добри политики за управление на природата.
Кратко обяснение, генерирано от езиков модел по текста на CORDIS. Оригиналът е по-долу.
Резултати накратко
Final Activity Report Summary - KITE (York institute for tropical ecosystem dynamics)
The York Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Dynamics (KITE) has been focusing on the hottest of the biodiversity hotspot - the Eastern Arc Mountains to understand how the biodiversity concentration has been formed, how this is manifested over time and space, how this will change in the future and how to use such information to guide the management and policy development. KITE has been exploring the relationship between ecosystem dynamics, climate change, and human impacts in East Africa by integrating palaeoecology (past) species distribution (present) and a bioclimatic model developed to investigate changing plant biodiversity under varying climatic scenarios. KITE has promoted innovation in areas that are both discipline specific and more generic such as linking palaeoecological results with bioclimatic modelling and linking local scale findings with broader scale application such as policy development. In addition the research activity has allowed for the transfer of methodologies, data analysis and ecosystem modelling techniques to collaborating institutions in Kenya and Tanzania, thus demonstrating that the European Research Area provides opportunity for scientific progress for the benefit of Europe and for the rest of the world. At the heart of KITE has been the weaving together of numerous complimentary research stands to form a complete understanding on ecosystem dynamics and response to environmental change; so that findings on the magnitude of ecosystem change and associated societal impacts can move from the scientific to policy arena. KITE has encouraged better research networking and dissemination of knowledge between Europe and Africa, as well as better access to data sets for researchers in Africa. Research excellence will be developed in global change research in its broadest sense with expansions to horizontal developments that have implications for policy and science not just within the research area. Specifically KITE has 1) Determined ecosystem response to climate change by focusing on an area of particularly high biodiversity. 2) Determined the role of human impacts on present forest composition and long-term ecosystem functioning. 3) Determined methods to link site-scale fossil data to landscape. 4) Developed and tested models to link past, present and future ecosystem functioning at different spatial and temporal scales. 5) Produce results to inform management and policy formation both in the study area and more generically.
Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз
Цел на проекта
Relatively little is known about the spatial pattern of environmental variability at low latitudes, and inter-relations to Europe. By understanding phase relationships of ecosystem response to change, the research will unravel the underlying climate dynamic s and enhance our predictive capability, and its associated societal impacts.The York Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Dynamics (KITE) will adopt an interdisciplinary approach to integrate new palaeo-environmental data sets with ecosystem modelling initiative s. KITE will explore past, present and future ecosystem dynamics from before the last glacial period (21,000 years ago) to the present at a number of sites in Kenya and Tanzania, an area that encompasses one of the world' stop biodiversity hotspots. KITE will develop a team focused in an emerging research direction that will enhance our understanding of ecosystem dynamics, not just in the field area but more generally to the global ecosystem by producing results with socio-economic and policy implications. Arranged into six (funding requested for 4.5) PhD projects and two postdoctoral positions. KITE will combine, hither to separate, but complimentary research strands, to work between the traditional boarders of distinct research communities and provide a catalyst for potentially excellent early stage researchers to work within a world-class research cluster.Results will be used to test modelling studies and develop bio-geographical theory at a range of spatial and temporal scales. The research outcomes will improve the prospect for forecasting impacts of climate variability on agriculture, ecosystem functioning and health and will lead to an increased scientific understanding regarding land use, environmental conservation and climate change. Implicit in the research group i s capacity building, integration of social and natural sciences and promotion of North-South collaboration.
Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).
Участници
- UNIVERSITY OF YORK · YORKКоординаторОбединеното кралство
Връзки
Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз