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Eva Tamargo Lopez – PhD student SP4, University of Marburg

As a biologist, I have always been interested in community ecology, and what is more incredible than ecology in the Tropics? So, I have spent the last years of my career working on understanding forest recovery after human disturbances, from the perspective of tree communities in the tropical forests of …

Santiago Erazo – PhD student SP4, University of Ulm & PUCE, Quito

Tropical Ecology – University of Ulm (Germany) / Museo de Zoología – Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE – Ecuador). Among my main research interests is the ecology of communities and the study of their structure, diversity as well as their taxonomic and functional composition, which allow understanding the assemblages …

Nina Grella – PhD student SP7, University of Bayreuth

I have always been fascinated by tropical ecology and biodiversity research. In my former studies, I investigated the diversity of Afrotropical termites, one of the most important decomposers in African savannahs. Now, during my Ph.D. in the Reassembly project, my research focuses on the interactions between saproxylic insects (termites and …

Second Newsletter

Here’s our second Reassembly Newsletter. Again, all PhD candidates and postdoctoral scientists nicely summarized their challenges, experience and insights in the second year of our Research Unit. It’s a must-read for all project participants, but hopefully also enjoyable for anyone interested in such a scientific endeavor and recovering tropical forests. …

Primer Boletín

Nos enorgullece presentar nuestro Boletín de REASSEMBLY (Reensamblaje), que resume nuestra experiencia, nuevos conocimientos y retos durante el primer año de nuestra Unidad de Investigación. Cada investigador doctoral y postdoctoral presentó aquí su punto de vista personal. Merece la pena leerlo si quiere echar un vistazo al corazón de nuestro …

First Newsletter

We proudly present our Reassembly Newsletter, summarizing our experience, new insights and challenges during the first year of our Research Unit. Each PhD and postdoctoral researcher presented her or his personal views here – worth reading if you want to get a glimpse into the heart of our scientific endeavor. …

Rapid vegetation and litter recovery in nine months

How quickly does the understory vegetation and litter layer recover following complete removal? This is the main question addressed in our perturbation-recovery experiment in 10 x 10 m subplots (P-REX). After nine months, the litter layer achieved a similar extent as an undisturbed forest patch, and many new tree seedlings …