Investigating mechanisms maintaining plant species diversity in fire prone Mediterranean-type vegetation using spatially-explicit simulation models [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexandra Esther

Investigating mechanisms maintaining plant species diversity in fire prone Mediterranean-type vegetation using spatially-explicit simulation models PhD Thesis Alexandra Esther Department of Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation University of Potsdam 2010 Investigating mechanisms maintaining plant species diversity in fire prone Mediterranean-type vegetation using spatially-explicit simulation models DISSERTATION zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades "doctor rerum naturalium" (Dr. rer. nat.) in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin "Naturschutz und Ökologie" eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam von Alexandra Esther Potsdam, Januar 2010 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License: Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works 3.0 Germany To view a copy of this license visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/ Published online at the Institutional Repository of the University of Potsdam: URL http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2010/4463/ URN urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-44632 http://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-44632 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ZUSAMMENFASSUNG................................................................................................ 4 2 SUMMARY ...................................................................