Soil-Landscape Modelling in an Andean Mountain Forest Region in Southern Ecuador [Elektronische Ressource] / Mareike Ließ. Betreuer: Bernd Huwe

SOILLANDSCAPE MODELLING IN AN ANDEAN MOUNTAIN FOREST REGION IN SOUTHERN ECUADOR Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geosciences of the University of Bayreuth to attain the degree of Dr. rer. nat. presented by Mareike Ließ ndborn May 2 1979, in Salzgitter Bayreuth, November 2010 i This is a full reprint of the dissertation submitted to attain the academic degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) and approved by the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Geosciences of the University of Bayreuth. This doctoral thesis was prepared at the Department of Geosciences (chair of Soil th thPhysics), University of Bayreuth, between September 16 2007 and November 12 2010. It was supervised by Prof. Dr. Bernd Huwe and Prof. Dr. Bruno Glaser. Acting dean: Prof. Dr. Stephan Clemens thDate of submission: November 12 , 2010 thDate of scientific colloquium (disputation): July 7 , 2011 Doctoral Committee: stProf. Dr. Bernd Huwe 1 reviewer ndProf. Dr. Reinhold Jahn 2 reviewer Prof. Dr. Ludwig Zöller Chairman Prof. Dr. Egbert Matzner Prof. Dr. Carl Beierkuhnlein ii Summary Soillandscapes are diverse and complex due to the interaction of pedogenetic, geomorphological and hydrological processes. The resulting soil profile reflects the balance of these processes in its properties.