TY - GEN A1 - Elmer, Michael A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Zaplata, Markus K. A1 - Hohberg, Karin A1 - Nenov, Rossen A1 - Bens, Oliver A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Dynamics of initial ecosystem development at the artificial catchment Chicken Creek, Lusatia, Germany T2 - Environmental Earth Sciences KW - ecosystem development Y1 - 2013 SN - 1866-6299 VL - 69 IS - 2 SP - 491 EP - 505 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Schillem, Steffi A1 - Asch, Folkard A1 - Bens, Oliver A1 - Bestajovsky, Jürgen A1 - Bruns, Christian A1 - Gattinger, Andreas A1 - Hattig, Tom A1 - Hoogen, Heiner A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Rodionov, Andrei A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Schneider, Bernd Uwe A1 - Trimborn, Manfred ED - Hüttl, Reinhard F. ED - Gerwin, Werner T1 - Bodenmelioration und Anbauverfahren für trockenheitsgefährdete Standorte (BAtroS) Y1 - 2011 SN - 978-3-937728-14-8 PB - FZLB CY - Cottbus ER - TY - GEN A1 - Badorreck, Annika A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Moghadas, Davood A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Long-term monitoring program at the constructed catchment "Chicken Creek" T2 - Geophysical Research Abstracts N2 - Ecosystems are characterized by high complexity and are dynamically changing by abiotic and biotic drivers such as climate, vegetation and soil fauna. Due to feedback processes between compartments, ecosystems show an inherent degree of locally heterogeneous properties and structures at multiple spatial and temporal scales. The constructed catchment “Chicken Creek” represents a unique and outstanding site to study an ecosystem at the initial stage of development. The catchment is located about 20 km south of the city of Cottbus (Germany). The 6-ha catchment area was built in 2005 of coarse-textured quaternary sediments from the adjacent lignite mine and forms a back- and foot-slope that flattens out to a pond. A clay liner of 2-3 m thickness seals the catchment at the bottom, allowing for the formation of a local water body fed by precipitation. After construction the site was left to an unrestricted and unmanaged succession to elucidate the role of structures und processes during the initial establishment of an ecosystem. To study processes of ecosystem development and newly emerging structures the Chicken Creek catchment is equipped with a comprehensive ecological monitoring network. A network of more than 40 wells and two weirs allow for recording groundwater levels, surface runoff and discharge. Meteorological parameters are recorded at three weather stations. Annual aerial photos and vegetation monitoring reveal the floral colonisation of the area. Here, we present the 12 years of diverse and extensive monitoring program which has been launched to measure hydrological, biological, meteorological, and pedological parameters during the ecological development of the catchment area. Y1 - 2019 UR - https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-5038.pdf VL - 21 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - 15 years of ecosystem development at Chicken Creek catchment: conceptual framework, surprises and conclusions T2 - Geophysical Research Abstracts N2 - After completion of the construction in 2005 (Gerwin et al. 2009), a major challenge was to develop and install a cross-disciplinary long-term monitoring program for the 6 ha area to record major environmental parameters adapted to the development of the site (Schaaf et al. 2013). During its first 15 years, Chicken Creek showed a very dynamic development (Elmer et al 2013). Whereas the abiotic geosystem of the first 2-3 years was characterized by heavy erosion and sediment transport, primary succession by invading vegetation and the unexpected formation of soil crusts within few years resulted in more biotic-abiotic feedbacks that controlled catchment hydrology. Our observations over a period of 15 years indicate that even minor variations in initial substrate characteristics (e.g. texture) can have lasting impacts on geomorphical, hydrological and biological development like erosion intensity, groundwater levels or establishment of vegetation patterns. The time-series of monitoring data combined with a structure model of the catchment (Gerke et al. 2013) allowed the closure of the water balance by relatively simple calculations of water storage volumes and the estimation of evapotranspiration (Schaaf et al. 2017). From these data three stages of ecosystem development were derived which are characterized by increasing influence of biota and increasing system complexity. Y1 - 2019 UR - https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2019/EGU2019-1864.pdf VL - 21 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Veste, Maik A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. ED - Ukonmaanaho, Liisa ED - Nieminen, Tiina Maileena ED - Starr, Michael T1 - The artificial catchment 'Chicken Creek' ('Hühnerwasser') as a tool for understanding the interactions of processes and structures of initial ecosystem development T2 - 6th International Symposium on Ecosystem Behaviour BIOGEOMON 2009 Y1 - 2009 UR - http://www.metla.fi/julkaisut/workingpapers/2009/mwp128.pdf SN - 978-951-40-2177-0 SP - S. 332 PB - Finnish Forest Research Institute CY - Vantaa, Finland ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid A1 - Gerke, Horst H. A1 - Schulin, Rainer A1 - Schloter, Michael A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Point zero: the missing link in initial soil formation concepts T2 - EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19 – 24 April 2009 Y1 - 2009 N1 - EGU2009-8310 PB - European Geophysical Society CY - Katlenburg-Lindau ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Asch, Folkard A1 - Bens, Oliver A1 - Bestajovsky, Jürgen A1 - Gattinger, Andreas A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Hattig, Tom A1 - Hoogen, Verena A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. A1 - Rodionov, Andrei A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Schneider, Bernd Uwe A1 - Trimborn, Manfred A1 - Schillem, Steffi ED - Mahammadzadeh, Mahammad ED - Biebeler, Hendrik ED - Bardt, Hubertus T1 - Bodenmelioration und Anbauverfahren für trockenheitsgefährdete Standorte T2 - Klimaschutz und Anpassung an die Klimafolgen : Strategien, Maßnahmen und Anwendungsbeispiele Y1 - 2009 SN - 978-3-602-14847-9 SP - 287 EP - 294 PB - IW-Medien CY - Köln ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. A1 - Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid A1 - Schulin, Rainer A1 - Gerwin, Werner ED - Hüttl, Reinhard F. ED - Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid ED - Schulin, Rainer ED - Gerwin, Werner T1 - Introduction T2 - Structures and processes of the initial ecosystem development phase in an artificial water catchment (Final report CRC/TR 38) Y1 - 2013 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - BTU, Forschungszentrum Landschaftsentwicklung und Bergbaulandschaften (FZLB) CY - Cottbus ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. A1 - Gerwin, Werner ED - Sim, H. C. T1 - Forest rehabilitation on post-mining landscapes - a German case study T2 - Bringing back the forests, policies and practices for degraded lands and forests, proceedings of an international conference, 7 - 10 October 2002, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Y1 - 2003 SN - 974-7946-43-2 SP - 85 EP - 96 PB - Bangkok CY - FAO ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. A1 - Bens, Oliver A1 - Gerwin, Werner T1 - Bodenentwicklung nach forstlicher Rekultivierung im Zuge der nachbergbaulichen Inwertsetzung gestörter Landschaften Y1 - 2004 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Dilly, Oliver A1 - Nii-Annang, Seth A1 - Schrautzer, J. A1 - Schwartze, P. A1 - Breuer, P. A1 - Pfeiffer, Eva-Maria A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Freese, Dirk A1 - Veste, Maik A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. ED - Müller, Felix ED - Baessler, Cornelia ED - Schubert, Hendrik ED - Klotz, Stefan T1 - Ecosystem Manipulation and Restoration on the Basis of Long-Term Conceptions T2 - Long-Term Ecological Research Between Theory and Application Y1 - 2010 SN - 978-90-481-8781-2 SP - 411 EP - 428 PB - Springer Netherlands CY - Dordrecht ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - The artificial catchment 'Chicken Creek' ('Huehnerwasser') as a new research tool for hydrological and ecological studies T2 - EGU General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19 – 24 April 2009 Y1 - 2009 N1 - EGU2009-1345 PB - European Geophysical Society CY - Katlenburg-Lindau ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Elmer, Michael A1 - Biemelt, Detlef A1 - Gerwin, Werner A1 - Hoberg, Karin A1 - Kleeberg, Andreas A1 - Lessmann, Dieter A1 - Schaaf, Wolfgang A1 - Schneider, Anna A1 - Zaplata, Markus K. A1 - Hüttl, Reinhard F. ED - Elmer, Michael ED - Schaaf, Wolfgang ED - Biemelt, Detlef ED - Gerwin, Werner ED - Hüttl, Reinhard F. T1 - Conclusions T2 - The artificial catchment Chicken Creek - initial ecosystem development 2005-2010 KW - Hühnerwasser KW - Künstliches Wassereinzugsgebiet Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:co1-opus-23730 SP - 145 EP - 153 PB - FZLB CY - Cottbus ER -