Studies on late Quaternary environmental dynamics (vegetation, biodiversity, climate, fire and human impact) on Mt. Kilimanjaro, comparing the dry northern with the wet southern slopes

来自干旱的北方斜坡和一个冰芯的不同关键区域的环境档案。将对基利曼哈罗山进行研究，并将其与南部较为潮湿的山坡的结果进行比较，以重建前者，并预测未来的景观动态。基利曼哈罗，以便更好地了解（1）更大范围内的当地和区域生态系统、气候和火灾动态，（2）生态系统动态及其对环境变化的反应，（3）不同生态系统的联系和分离（非洲高山草原、埃里卡带、山地森林、家庭花园和热带稀树草原）及其在东非生物多样性热点发展中的作用，（4）全球变化现象中的未来生态系统、气候、火和土壤动态。(5)根据这些结果，将绘制古植被图。(6)此外，还将开发传递函数，以便根据环境档案中的花粉组合重建气候变量。研究结果将有助于政府和非政府机构更好地了解现代和未来的生态系统动态，并维持和管理东非生物多样性热点的高度生物多样性。

Environmental archives from different key areas on the drier northern slopes and one ice core of Mt. Kilimanjaro will be studied and compared with the results of the wetter southern slopes to reconstruct former and to predict future landscape dynamics on Mt. Kilimanjaro in order to better understand (1) local and regional ecosystems, climate and fire dynamics in a larger context, (2) ecosystem dynamics and their reaction on environmental changes, (3) connections and disjunctions of different ecosystems (afroalpine grasslands, Erica belt, mountain forests, home gardens and savannas) and their role for the development of the biodiversity hot spots in East Africa, and (4) future ecosystem, climate, fire and soil dynamics within the Global Change phenomena. (5) Based on the results palaeovegetation maps will be made. (6) Furthermore, transfer functions will be developed which allow the reconstruction of climate variables based on pollen assemblages in the environment archives. The results will contribute to a better understanding of modern and future ecosystem dynamics and to maintain and manage the high biodiversity in the East African biodiversity hot spots by governmental and non-governmental agencies.