Impact of Land Use and Climate Change on Plant Diversity Patterns in Africa [Elektronische Ressource] / Katharina Sabellek

RheinischenImpactrzofKathaLandMathematisch-NaturwissenschaftlichenUseBonnandausClimate(Dr.rer.nat.)Changeakult?tonriedrich-Wilhelms-UniversitPlantrgelegtDiversitSabyBonn,PesatternsderinFAfricaderDissertationFzur?tErlangungvodesvonDoktorinarellekgMannheimrM?a2010dAngefertigt mit Genehmigung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät derRheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Stefan PorembskiTag der Promotion: 31.05.2010iiiThe basic problem with usingextinction as an indicator is that bythe time you get the information, itis too late to take any actions.Robert Scholes, 2005iiiThe work for this thesis was carried out at the Nees Institute for Biodiversity of Plants,Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, headed by Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott,and builds on research on continental and global patterns of plant diversity conductedby the BIOMAPS working group. The study is embedded in the framework of the BIOTAWest Africa Project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.Furthermore, it was supported by the project “Biodiversität im Wandel” funded by theAkademie der Wissenschaften und Literatur, Mainz.First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott for his conti-nuous support and guidance. His interest and knowledge in the field of biodiversityresearch was a lasting inspiration for this PhD project.