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

该研究计划将侧重于生态系统的非生物(土壤、水、大气)和生物(植被、哺乳动物、鸟类、无脊椎动物)之间的相互关系。这些相互作用需要被指出、解释和量化。这一问题的一个特殊目的是理解维持城市地区生物多样性的机制，并揭示其在城市环境中的生态意义。该方案将通过从城市到郊区以及在特殊地点或在具有代表性的功能区的梯度横断面将城市地区与周围农村地区进行比较。此外，它的目的是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的压力，评估明显的生态变化，改进监测和规划的方法，并通过情景预测未来的发展阶段。此外，考虑到有关居住者的利益，这应导致在可持续发展方面提出改善城市功能单位(如住宅区、商业区、混合区和交通区)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.