Research Sites

Kalahari sediments, plenty of deep rooting plants, semi-arid, water-limited, many snakes, friendly locals, almost always water shortage, hand-dug wells.

Main site for methodological development in Isodrones. Plenty of water over a short period of time followed by six months without rain. Up to 40 degrees Celsius throughout the year. Many rare and protected tree species.

Tropical climate, shallow soils, steep slopes, plenty of precipitation, snakes, clayey soil, volcanic bedrock

Scots Pines, moss, cranberries, sand, pioneer experiment on insitu-methods for trees and soils, baptism of kakfagel.

In our project ConFor “Ecohydrological connectivity between trees and the capillary zone - a key driver for drought resilience of European forests?” we investigate how well European Forests are ecohydrologically connected to the capillary fringe - the nearly water-saturated zone above the groundwater - and how this changes throughout a year and under different climatic conditions (e.