GRK 780: Perspectives on Urban Ecology - the Example of the European Metropolis of Berlin

该研究项目将重点关注生态系统中非生物（土壤、水、大气）和生物（植被、哺乳动物、鸟类、无脊椎动物）组成部分之间的相互关系。需要指出、解释和量化这些相互作用。在这个问题上的一个特殊意图是了解维持生物多样性的机制在城市地区和揭示其在城市环境中的生态意义。该计划将通过从城市到郊区的梯度横断面，以及在特殊地点或代表性功能区，将城市地区与周边农村地区进行比较。此外，它旨在评估人类对生态系统的影响及其对自然资源和生物多样性造成的压力，评价明显的生态变化，提出监测和规划方法，并通过情景预测未来的发展阶段。此外，考虑到有关居民的利益，这应该导致在可持续发展方面改善城市功能单元（如住宅、商业、混合区和交通区）的生态结构的建议和指导方针。

The research program will focus on interrelations between non-biotic (soil, water, atmosphere) and biotic (vegetation, mammals, birds, invertebrates) components of the ecosystem. These interactions need to be indicated, explained and quantified. A special intent in this matter is to comprehend the mechanisms of maintaining biodiversity in urban areas and to unfold its ecological significance in the urban environment. The program will be carried out by comparing the urban area with surrounding rural areas through gradient transects from the city to suburbs as well as at special locations or in representative functional areas. Furthermore it is intended to assess the role of human impact on ecosystems and the resulting stress on natural resources and biodiversity, to evaluate the apparent ecological changes, to advance methods of monitoring and planning, and to predict future stages of development through scenarios. Additionally, and taking the interests of the habitants concerned into consideration, this should lead to proposals and guidelines for an improved ecological structure of urban functional units (such as in residential, commercial, mixed areas and transportation zones,) in terms of sustainable development.