Water flow paths in soils of an undisturbed and landslide affected mature montane rainforest in South Ecuador [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Folkert Christian Bauer

WaterflowpathsinsoilsofanundisturbedandlandslideaffectedmaturemontanerainforestinSouthEcuadorDissertationtoobtaintheacademicdegreeofDoctorofNaturalScience(Dr.rer.nat.)oftheFacultyofBiology,ChemistryandGeosciencesoftheUniversityofBayreuthpresentedbyFolkertChristianBauerDipl.&Geol.borninHofgeismar,GermanyBayreuth,July2010 ThisdoctoralthesiswaspreparedattheDepartmentofSoilPhysics,UniversityofBayreuth,fromJuly2005untilJuly2010,supervisedbyProf.Dr.BerndHuwe.ThisisafullreprintofthedissertationsubmittedtoattaintheacademicdegreeofDoctorofNatural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.) and approved by the Faculty of Biology, Chemistry andGeosciencesoftheUniversityofBayreuth.Actingdean: Prof.Dr.StephanClemensDateofsubmission: July29,2010Dateofdefence(disputation): Dezember13,2010DoctoralCommittee:stProf.Dr.BerndHuwe 1 reviewerndProf.Dr.Hans&GeorgFrede 2 reviewerProf.Dr.KlausBitzer ChairmanProf.Dr.StefanPeifferProf.Dr.JohnTenhunenSummary Thenumberofprevioushydrologicalstudiesconcerningwaterflowpathsintropicalmontanerainforest is small.